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as·se·gai or as·sa·gai A0469600 (ăs′ə-gī′)n.1. A light spear or lance used by Bantu peoples of southern Africa.2. A tall evergreen tree (Curtisia dentata) of southern Africa, having durable wood used for making weapons, furniture, and other wooden products, and bark that is used in traditional medicine.
[Early Modern English, from Middle French azagaye (probably via Old Spanish azagaya, a small spear or javelin), from Arabic az-zaġāya, the spear : al-, the + zaġāya, spear, of Berber origin; akin to Tuareg tăhġait, bayonet, from earlier *tăzġait (*tă-...-t, feminine noun circumfix).]assegai (ˈæsəˌɡaɪ) or assagain, pl -gais1. (Plants) a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) 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]as•se•gai or as•sa•gai (ˈæs əˌgaɪ)
n., pl. -gais. 1. an iron-tipped spear used by Bantu peoples of S Africa. 2. a S African tree, Curtisia dentata, of the dogwood family, from whose wood such weapons were made. [1615–25; earlier azagaia < Portuguese < Arabic az zaghāyah] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  assegai - the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africaassagailance, spear, shaft - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon |
TranslationsassegaienUK
assegai, assagai a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears assegaienUK
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