English Explanatory Dictionary

fa'afafine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Samoan whose gender is neither male nor female, being biologically male but preferring (or being raised for) traditionally female duties and tasks.

Word forms

fa'afafine

Etymology

Borrowed from Samoan fa'afafine, from fa'a (“in the manner of”) + fafine (“woman”).

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