pakeha
/ˈpaːkehaː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Pakeha.
Example Sentences
- "The same director's film The Quiet Earth (1984), from a novel by Craig Harrison, lands us back in futuristic territory with a pakeha "mad scientist" (plus female pendant for "mateship" interest) and a Vietnam-scarred Maori guerrilla surviving a cosmic catastrophe."
- "i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai, go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office."
- "They were the kind of Pākehā who, in the eyes of the Protestant missionaries, set a bad example to Māori."
- "Henry asked if missionaries were now active on the Chathams at which Mr Evans & Mr D’Arnoq exchanged looks, & the former informed us, ‘Nay, the Maori don’t take kindly to us Pakeha spoiling their Moriori with too much civilization.’"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: pākehā