[ 'asəgʌɪ ]
(also assagai )
■ noun ( plural ~s )
1》 a slender iron-tipped hardwood spear used chiefly by southern African peoples.
2》 (also ~ wood ) a South African tree of the dogwood family, yielding a hard wood. [ Curtisia dentata .]
Origin
C17: from obs. Fr. azagaie or Port. azagaia , from Arab. az-zaġāyah , from az , al 'the' + Berber zaġāyah 'spear'.