paleface
Meaning
A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
Translations
cara-pálida
viso pallido
rostro pálido
Bleichgesicht
rostre-pàl·lid
solukbenizli
χλωμό πρόσωπο
visage pâle
Hibiscus denudatus
bleekscheetEtymology
From pale + face, a supposed calque from a Native American language. First appears in print c. 1797.
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