talofa
/ˈtɑːləʊfə/exclamation
A Samoan greeting: he’ll call me, even if it’s just to say talofa or taunt me with how good the surf is there...
- A very informal greeting in Western Samoa is 'talofa', but for more formal greetings at home, neither person speaks until the visitor is seated.
- Kia ora, talofa, and warm Pacific greetings.
- "I want to say, talofa," says a woman, "but I think that's Samoan."
Origin
Late 19th century: Samoan.
- be (or go) on the lash
- be (or go) on the piss
- be (or go) on the shicker
- be (or have a) down on
- be (or have something) written all over one (or one's face)
- be (or look) a picture
- be (or make) friends with
- be (or make) so bold (as to do something)
- be (or put oneself) in another person's shoes
- be (or stand) in awe of
- Beothuk
- be out of here (or there)
- be out of (or have gone out with) the ark
- be out on one's ear
- be over
- Beowulf
- be part and parcel of
- be party (or a party) to
- be poles apart
- be pushing up (the) daisies
- be put upon
- bequeath
- bequeathal
- bequeather
- bequest