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Definition of: assagai
(as′ə·gī) noun
1. A light spear, used by Zulus, Kafirs, etc.
2. The assagai tree.
—v.t. To pierce with an assagai. Also assegai. [<Sp. azagaya or Pg. azagaia <Arabic az-zaghāyah < al the + zaghāyah spear < native Berber word]
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