Assagai, Assegai definition

Assagai, Assegai

As'sa·gai, As'se·gai noun [ Portuguese azagaia , Spanish azagaya , from a Berber word. Confer Lancegay .] A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/131

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