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assegais
We have found lemma(root) word of assegais : assegai.
Definitions
[ˈasəɡʌɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a slender, iron-tipped, hardwood spear used chiefly by southern African peoples
- a South African tree of the dogwood family, which yields hard timber
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Origin
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early 17th century: from obsolete French azagaie or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic az-zaġāyah, from az, al ‘the’ + Berber zaġāyah ‘spear’
[ˈasəɡʌɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- wound or kill with an assegai
(e.g: he was a very brave man but he was eventually assegaied)
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Origin
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early 17th century: from obsolete French azagaie or Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic az-zaġāyah, from az, al ‘the’ + Berber zaġāyah ‘spear’
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