assai 1
/euh suy"/ ; It. /ahs sah"ee/ , adv. Music.
very: allegro assai (very quick).
[ 1715-25; ad (up) to + satis enough. See ASSET ]
assai 2
/euh sah"ee/ , n.
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, esp. E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
[ 1895-1900;
assaí ]