n. (also assagai) a slender iron-tipped spear of hard wood, esp. as used by S. African peoples.
[ obs. F azagaie or Port. azagaia f. Arab. az-zagayah f. al the + zagayah spear ]
n. (also assagai) a slender iron-tipped spear of hard wood, esp. as used by S. African peoples.
[ obs. F azagaie or Port. azagaia f. Arab. az-zagayah f. al the + zagayah spear ]
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