canaque

See also: Canaque

French

Adjective

canaque (plural canaques)

Kanak

Further reading

“canaque” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Descendants

→ English: Kanak

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Hawaiian kanaka (“person”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈna.kɨ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈna.ki/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈna.ke/

Noun

canaque m, f (plural canaques)

Kanak (native of New Caledonia)

Adjective

canaque m, f (plural canaques, not comparable)

of or related to the Kanak people

Related terms

canaca

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