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sago.

A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈseɪɡəʊ//sɐˈɡo/Philippines
  1. A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A similar starch obtained from palm-like cycad, especially Cycas revoluta.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Any of the palms and cycads from which sago starch is extracted.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Malay sagu, via Portuguese sagu or Dutch sago.

noun
  1. Alternative form of sego.

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