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assai

1

[ uh-sahy; Italian ahs-sah-ee ]

adverb

, Music.
  1. allegro assai (very quick).



assai

2

[ uh-sah-ee ]

noun

  1. 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.

assai

1

/ æˈsaɪ /

noun

  1. any of several Brazilian palm trees of the genus Euterpe, esp E. edulis, that have small dark purple fleshy edible fruit
  2. a beverage made from the fruit of this tree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


assai

2

/ æˈsaɪ /

adverb

  1. music (usually preceded by a musical direction) very

    allegro assai

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assai1

First recorded in 1715–25; from Italian: literally, “enough,”ultimately from Latin ad “(up) to” + satis “enough.” See asset

Origin of assai2

1895–1900; < Portuguese < Tupi assaí
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assai1

via Brazilian Portuguese from Tupi

Origin of assai2

Italian: enough
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Example Sentences

Caterina answered him by quoting the Cyprian proverb, "Assai dimanda che fidelmente serve."

Certainly, it was painted by my own father, six months after their marriage; she was then as you see, una bella giovanne assai.

Il tradimento a molti piace assai, Ma il traditore a gnun non piacque mal.

Maffeo Barberini; ma assai maggiore è la nostra, che il Cav.

The assai-palm, with its slender stem, its graceful head and delicate green plumes, is at first more numerous than any other.

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