"aiga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aigas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Samoan 'āiga (“relative, family”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sm|'āiga||relative, family}} Borrowed from Samoan 'āiga (“relative, family”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aiga (plural aigas)
  1. A Samoan extended family.
    Sense id: en-aiga-en-noun-2~eYGFZs
  2. A type of bus, typically a modified pickup truck, used by private entrepreneurs in American Samoa.
    Sense id: en-aiga-en-noun-n9Apmgnk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83

Inflected forms

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