Manu Samoa
/ˌmanə səˈməʊə
/noun [mass noun]
The Samoan international men’s rugby union team: the game was prised from the grasp of Manu Samoa...
- The proposal will be a disappointment for the Pacific Islanders, the composite team combining the talents of Fiji, Tonga and Manu Samoa.
- They've all got their banners, and all the tattooed men will wear their traditional costumes, and they will also lead us with a Manu Samoa Haka.
- A year later I stopped school, because I was selected for the Manu Samoa tour of New Zealand and then the 1991 World Cup.
Origin
Perhaps from the name of a Samoan warrior, ultimately from Samoan manu, 'animal' or 'bird'.