See also: pālagi

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

palagi (plural palagis or palagi)

  1. (Western Polynesia, New Zealand) A white person; a Caucasian.
    • 1979, Albert Wendt, Leaves of the Banyan Tree:
      ‘Serves him right for trying to act like a palagi!’ she muttered to herself.
    • 1994, Jerome Gold, Hurricanes:
      Then Ione said: "Jerry, you are the only honest palagi I ever met."
    • 2010 October 10, Oscar Kightley, New Zealand Herald:
      After 170 years this is the closest Auckland has come to having a brown mayor. Sure he's a Palagi. But his name is Brown, he's run Manukau for a long time and there's heaps of brown people there so he's gladly owned by many in the Pacific Community.

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Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paˈla.d͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -adʒi
  • Hyphenation: pa‧là‧gi

Noun edit

palagi m

  1. plural of palagio

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Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From pa- +‎ lagi.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pa‧la‧gi
  • IPA(key): /paˈlaɡiʔ/, [pɐˈla.ɣɪʔ]

Adverb edit

palagì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜄᜒ)

  1. always; all the time; constantly
    Synonyms: lagi, parati, pirme

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Further reading edit

  • palagi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018