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assagai

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæsəˌɡaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(as′ə gī′)

as•sa•gai (as′ə gī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gais, v.t., -gaied, -gai•ing.

Anthropologyassegai.

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assagai /ˈæsəˌɡaɪ/ n ( pl -gais)

a variant spelling of assegai

as•se•gai (as′ə gī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gais, v., -gaied, -gai•ing.
n.

Anthropologythe slender javelin or spear of the Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa.
a southern African tree, Curtisia dentata, of the dogwood family, from whose wood such spears are made.

v.t.

Anthropologyto pierce with an assegai.

Also, assagai.

Arabic az zaghāyah, equivalent. to al the + Berber zaghāyah assegai
Portuguese
earlier azagaia 1615–25

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assegai, assagai /ˈæsəˌɡaɪ/ n ( pl -gais)

a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears
a sharp light spear, esp one made of this wood

Etymology: 17th Century: from Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic az zaghāyah, from al the + zaghāyah assegai, from Tamazight

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