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Noun

pinoy

(pee-NOY)

A man or boy of Filipino descent; a Filipino male.

Noun

pinay

(pee-NAI)

A woman or girl of Filipino descent; a Filipina.

Noun

native haole

(NAY-tiv HOW-lee)

A Caucasian person who was born and raised in Hawaii, fully assimilated into local culture and fluent in Hawaiian Pidgin.

Noun

māhū

(mah-HOO)

In traditional Hawaiian culture, a respected person embodying both male and female spirits; a healer or keeper of cultural knowledge.

Noun

hapa

(HAH-pah)

A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially part Asian or Pacific Islander and part Caucasian.

Slang

banana

(bah-NAH-nah)

A derogatory or teasing term for an Asian American person who has assimilated entirely into white American culture (yellow on the outside, white on the inside).