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as·se·gai
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əˌgaɪ
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noun,
plural
as·se·gais,
verb,
as·se·gaied,
as·se·gai·ing.
noun
1.
the slender javelin or spear of the Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa.
2.
a southern African tree,
Curtisia dentata,
of the dogwood family, from whose wood such spears are made.
verb (used with object)
3.
to pierce with an assegai.
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assagai.
Origin:
1615–25;
earlier
azagaia
<
Portuguese
<
Arabic
az zaghāyah,
equivalent to
al
the +
Berber
zaghāyah
assegai
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assegai
or
assagai
(ˈæsəˌɡaɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-gais
1.
a southern African cornaceous tree,
Curtisia faginea,
the wood of which is used for making spears
2.
a sharp light spear, esp one made of this wood
[C17: from Portuguese
azagaia,
from Arabic
az zaghāyah,
from
al
the +
zaghāyah
assegai, from Berber]
assagai
or
assagai
—
n
[C17: from Portuguese
azagaia,
from Arabic
az zaghāyah,
from
al
the +
zaghāyah
assegai, from Berber]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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