"papalagi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: papalagis [plural], papalagi [plural]
Etymology: From Samoan papālagi, Tongan papālagi. Compare palagi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sm|papalagi|papālagi}} Samoan papālagi, {{der|en|to|papālagi}} Tongan papālagi Head templates: {{en-noun|s|papalagi}} papalagi (plural papalagis or papalagi)
  1. In Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and New Zealand, a white person; a palagi. Synonyms: papalangi
    Sense id: en-papalagi-en-noun-4nd0EoM8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Samoan]

Etymology: From papa + lagi. Etymology templates: {{af|sm|papa|lagi}} papa + lagi Head templates: {{head|sm|adjective}} papalagi
  1. foreign
    Sense id: en-papalagi-sm-adj-ZWdxkF4e

Noun [Samoan]

Etymology: From papa + lagi. Etymology templates: {{af|sm|papa|lagi}} papa + lagi Head templates: {{head|sm|noun}} papalagi
  1. foreigner
    Sense id: en-papalagi-sm-noun-qTkQByOd
  2. white man
    Sense id: en-papalagi-sm-noun-BpoDzh1z Categories (other): Samoan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Samoan entries with incorrect language header: 4 38 58

Inflected forms

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