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Definitions for Assegai

[1] the slender javelin or spear of the Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa.
[2] a southern African tree, Curtisia dentata, of the dogwood family, from whose wood such spears are made.
[3] to pierce with an assegai.
[4] a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears
[5] a sharp light spear, esp one made of this wood

Words related to Assegai

pistol, bomb, sword, gun, missile, cannon, rifle, machete, ammunition, firearm, knife, shotgun, revolver, catapult, dagger, spear, bayonet, ax, bludgeon, spike

Words nearby Assegai

assay groove, assay office, assay ton, assbackwards, asse, assegai, assemblage, assemblagist, assemble, assembled, assembler

Origin of Assegai

1615–25; earlier azagaia < Portuguese < Arabic az zaghāyah, equivalent to al the + Berber zaghāyah assegai

Word origin for Assegai

C17: from Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic az zaghāyah, from al the + zaghāyah assegai, from Berber

Synonyms for Assegai

ammunition, bomb, cannon, firearm, gun, knife, machete, machine gun, missile, nerve gas, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, sword, tear gas, arbalest, archery, arrow, ax, axe, backsword, ballista, banderilla, barong, bat, baton, battle-ax, bayonet, bazooka, blackjack, blade, blowgun, bludgeon, boomerang, catapult, cleaver, club, crossbow, cudgel, cutlass, dagger, dart, dirk, flamethrower, harpoon, hatchet, howitzer, lance, musket, saber, scythe, slingshot, spear, spike, stiletto, switchblade, anlace, atlatl, billy club, bow and arrow, bowie knife, brass knuckles, hunting knife, nuclear bomb, nunchaku