canaque

See also: Canaque

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.nak/

Adjective

canaque (plural canaques)

Kanak

Descendants

→ English: Kanak

Further reading

“canaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

From French canaque, from English kanaka (“Pacific islander”), from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈna.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈna.ke/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈna.kɨ/

Noun

canaque m or f by sense (plural canaques)

Kanak (native of New Caledonia)

Adjective

canaque m or f (plural canaques, not comparable)

of or related to the Kanak people

Related terms

canaca

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