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asant

asant noun: asafoetida.

Noun

asant (uncountable)

  1. asafoetida

Proper noun capitalized: Asant

Asant

  1. (obsolete) Obsolete form of Zante (“the island of Zakynthos”).
    • The Galles and thoſe pilling Briggandines,
      That yeerely ſaile to the Uenetian goulfe,
      And houer in the ſtraightes for Chriſtians wracke,
      Shall lie at anchor in the Iſle Aſant.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Questions about asant

What does asant mean?
Asant means asafoetida.
What part of speech is asant?
Asant can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near asant in the dictionary

  1. asanguineous
  2. asanguinous
  3. Asano
  4. Asanos
  5. Asansol
  6. asant
  7. asantaist
  8. asantaists
  9. Asante
  10. Asantes
  11. asap

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