assai
1[ uh-sahy; Italian ahs-sah-ee ]
/ əˈsaɪ; Italian ɑsˈsɑ i /
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adverb Music.
very: allegro assai (very quick).
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1First recorded in 1715–25; from Italian: literally, “enough,”ultimately from Latin ad “(up) to” + satis “enough.” See asset
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Definition for assai (2 of 2)
assai2
[ uh-sah-ee ]
/ əˈsɑ i /
noun
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
Origin of assai
21895–1900; <Portuguese <Tupi assaí
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British Dictionary definitions for assai (1 of 2)
assai1
/ (æˈsaɪ) /
adverb
music (usually preceded by a musical direction) veryallegro assai
Word Origin for assai
Italian: enough
British Dictionary definitions for assai (2 of 2)
assai2
/ (æˈsaɪ) /
noun
any of several Brazilian palm trees of the genus Euterpe, esp E. edulis, that have small dark purple fleshy edible fruit
a beverage made from the fruit of this tree
Word Origin for assai
via Brazilian Portuguese from Tupi
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