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assai
1[ uh-sahy; Italian ahs-sah-ee ]
assai
2[ uh-sah-ee ]
noun
- any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
assai
1/ æˈsaɪ /
adverb
- music (usually preceded by a musical direction) very
allegro assai
assai
2/ æˈsaɪ /
noun
- any of several Brazilian palm trees of the genus Euterpe, esp E. edulis, that have small dark purple fleshy edible fruit
- a beverage made from the fruit of this tree
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Example Sentences
Caterina answered him by quoting the Cyprian proverb, "Assai dimanda che fidelmente serve."
Certainly, it was painted by my own father, six months after their marriage; she was then as you see, una bella giovanne assai.
Il tradimento a molti piace assai, Ma il traditore a gnun non piacque mal.
Maffeo Barberini; ma assai maggiore è la nostra, che il Cav.
The assai-palm, with its slender stem, its graceful head and delicate green plumes, is at first more numerous than any other.
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