aiga

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noun

A Samoan extended family.

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Meanings

nounaiga (plural aigas)

plural aigas

  1. A type of bus, typically a modified pickup truck, used by private entrepreneurs in American Samoa.

Origin

  1. Samoan'āiga“relative, family”
  2. Englishaiga

Borrowed from Samoan 'āiga (“relative, family”).

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APA

aiga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiga

MLA

“aiga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiga. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aiga,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiga.

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