(in Samoa) a white or non-Samoan person.
as modifier palagi guests
Example sentencesExamples
- He has something of a solitary nature, this palagi power broker.
- These men were all palagi and their signs were in French and English, with the only Samoan writing being insults.
- They just thought it was funny a palagi being with them.
- It was at school that his papalagi headmaster recognised the young boy's talents - awarding him a prize for his paintings.
- Later, other papalagi with less evangelical interests visited Samoa.