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as⋅sa⋅i

1  [uh-sahy; It. ahs-sah-ee]
Use assai in a Sentence
–adverb Music.
very: allegro assai (very quick).
Origin:
1715–25; < It: lit., enough ≪ L ad (up) to + satis enough. See asset

as⋅sa⋅i

2  [uh-sah-ee]
–noun
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, esp. E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
Origin:
1895–1900; < Pg < Tupi assaí
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as·sai 1   (ä-sī')   
n.   pl. as·sais

  1. Any of several feather-leaved South American palms, especially Euterpe edulis and E. oleracea, that are important sources of heart of palm.

  2. A beverage made from the fleshy purple fruit of one of these palms.


[Portuguese assaí, from Tupi assahi.]
as·sai 2   (ä-sī')   
adv.   Music
Very. Used in tempo directions: allegro assai.

[Italian, from Vulgar Latin *ad satis, to sufficiency; see asset.]
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