What is "abassi"

Abassi \A*bas"si\ ([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]), ||Abassis \A*bas"sis\ ([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]s), n. [Ar. & Per. ab[=a]s[=i], belonging to Abas (a king of Persia).] A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.

n. (obsolete spelling of abbasi English)(R:MW3 1976)

Abassi may refer to:

• Abassi, the Supreme Creator in the pantheon of the Nigerian Efik people
• Abassi cotton, a variety of Egyptian cotton, grown in lower Egypt