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as·se·gai or as·sa·gai  (s-g)

n.

1. A light spear or lance, especially one with a short shaft and long blade for close combat, used by Bantu peoples of southern Africa.

2. A southern African tree (Curtisia dentata) having wood used for making spears or lances.

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[Obsolete French azagaie, probably from Old Spanish azagayah, from Arabic az-zaya : al-, the + Berber zaya, spear.]

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assegai, assagai [ˈæsəˌgaɪ]

n pl -gais

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears

2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a sharp light spear, esp one made of this wood

[from Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic az zaghāyah, from al the + zaghāyah assegai, from Berber]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

assegai - the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa assagai lance, spear, shaft - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

Translations

assegai

n → Assagai m