# paleface

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.

## Etymology
From pale + face, a supposed calque from a Native American language. First appears in print c. 1797.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paleface