英语词汇“assegai”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

as•se•gai 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.

Also, assagai.

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 Berber

单词	assegai
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 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 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: 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 Berber
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