assegai , assagai
n pl , -gais
1 a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears
2 a sharp light spear, esp. one made of this wood (C17: from Portuguese azagaia, from Arabic az zaghayah, from al the + zaghayah assegai, from Berber)
assagai
n pl , -gais a variant spelling of →
assegai