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- [uh-sahy; Italian ahs-sah-ee]
- /əˈsaɪ; Italian ɑsˈsɑ i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-sahy; Italian ahs-sah-ee]
- /əˈsaɪ; Italian ɑsˈsɑ i/
Definitions of assai word
- adverb assai (usually preceded by a musical direction) very 3
- noun assai any of several Brazilian palm trees of the genus Euterpe, esp E. edulis, that have small dark purple fleshy edible fruit 3
- noun assai a beverage made from the fruit of this tree 3
- noun assai any of a genus (Euterpe, esp. E. edulis) of palm trees native to Brazil, bearing a small, dark-purple, fleshy, edible fruit 3
- adverb assai very 3
- adverb assai very: allegro assai (very quick). 1
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Origin of assai
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < Italian: literally, enough ≪ Latin ad (up) to + satis enough. See asset
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Parts of speech for Assai
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assai popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
assai usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with assai
- what does assai mean?
- what does allegro assai mean?
- what does cantabile assai mean?