hapa
noun1
A mesh cage-like structure placed in the water to hold fish.
- Usually one female is placed into a hapa with two males to insure that fertilization occurs.2015, M. Chakroff, P. Corps, Freshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management, page 148:
hapa
nounUS /ˈhɑpə/
Etymology Borrowed from Hawaiian hapa, from English half. Doublet of half.
1
California, Hawaii A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White.
- It's what my fiancé and I call ourselves, and how we think of the children we might have: second-generation hapas. But as the term grows in popularity, so does debate over how it should be used. Some people argue that hapa is a slur and should be retired.2016 August 8, Akemi Johnson, “Who Gets To Be 'Hapa'?”, in NPR, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2021:
- Derived terms
- hapa haole, quapa