haafu

English

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

Noun

haafu (plural haafus)

  1. (informal) A mixed-race/mixed-ethnicity person of Japanese descent (ie. half-Japanese)
  2. (colloquialism, in Japan) In English usage in Japan, a mixed-race person in Japan of East-Asian descent
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