assagai

as·sa·gai

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [as-uh-gahy]
- /ˈæs əˌgaɪ/
- /ˈæ.sə.ɡaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [as-uh-gahy]
- /ˈæs əˌgaɪ/

Definitions of assagai word

abbreviation ASSAGAI assegai 3
noun plural assagai the slender javelin or spear of the Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa. 1
noun plural assagai a southern African tree, Curtisia dentata, of the dogwood family, from whose wood such spears are made. 1
verb with object assagai to pierce with an assegai. 1
noun assagai Alternative spelling of assegai. 0
verb assagai Alternative spelling of assegai. 0

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Origin of assagai

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

1615-25; earlier azagaia < Portuguese < Arabic az zaghāyah, equivalent to al the + Berber zaghāyah assegai

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Parts of speech for Assagai

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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assagai popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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