/ Dictionary / Index A assegai: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: as•se•gai Pronunciation: (as'u-gī"), [key] — n., pl. v., -gais, -gaied, -gai•ing. —n. the slender javelin or spear of the Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa. a southern African tree, Curtisia dentata, of the dogwood family, from whose wood such spears are made. —v.t. to pierce with an assegai. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: assegai (Thesaurus) asse assemblage Related Content Daily Word Quiz: topography Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language