Etymology

palagi

pa·lang·i
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Today it means: A white person; a Caucasian. Full definition →

Samoan pālagi
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  1. Samoan · derived frompālagi
  2. English todaypalagi

From Samoan pālagi, variant of papālagi (“white person, European”). Compare earlier papalagi.

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