haafu

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese ハーフ (hāfu, “mixed-race (unspecified)”), from English half. Doublet of half.

Noun

haafu (plural haafus)

  1. (chiefly Japan, informal) person of half or mixed ethnic Japanese and other ancestries usually from outside Japan
  2. (Japan, colloquial) person of half or mixed heritage of multiple ethnic groups (in general)
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