azagaia

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From colloquial Arabic اَلزَّغَايَة (az-zaḡāya), from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (spear).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zaˈɡaj.ɐ/ [a.zaˈɡaɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.zaˈɡaj.a/ [a.zaˈɡaɪ̯.a]

Noun[edit]

azagaia f (plural azagaias)

  1. assegai (slim African spear or javelin with an iron tip)
  2. assegai (Curtisia dentata, a tree of southern Africa)