assagai

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A form of assegai — A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.

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Meanings

nounassagai (plural assagais)

plural assagais

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of assegai.
verbassagai (third-person singular simple present assagais, present participle assagaiing, simple past and past participle assagaied)

present singular third person assagais · participle present assagaiing · participle past assagaied · past assagaied

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of assegai.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa

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APA

assagai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assagai

MLA

“assagai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assagai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assagai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assagai.

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