alogalu

ah-loh-GAH-loo /aloˈgalu/

Definitions

n

  1. sloping side of a wave about to break (the curved surface of a wave before it crashes)
    Ua lafoia i le alogalu

Example Sentences

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Samoan

  • E tele le alogalu
  • Ua pa le alogalu

English

  • The wave face is large
  • The wave has broken

Source & Etymology

Rev. Pratt Dictionary Reference
ALOGALU, s. the sloping side of a wave just about to break. 'Ua lafoia i le alogalu.
Additional Notes

A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary, by Rev George Pratt (1862)