Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-sah-ee]
- /əˈsɑ i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-sah-ee]
- /əˈsɑ i/
Definition of assais word
- noun assais any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion. 1
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Origin of assais
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < Portuguese < Tupi assaí
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Assais
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assais popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".