(also as·sa·gai ) / ˈæsəgaɪ; NAmE / noun
1.
a weapon consisting of a long stick with a sharp metal point on the end, used mainly in southern Africa
2.
a South African tree which produces hard wood
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from obsolete French azagaie or Portuguese azagaia , from Arabic az-zaġāyah , from az , al the + Berber zaġāyah spear.