sago.
A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.
Meaning & usage
A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.
A similar starch obtained from palm-like cycad, especially Cycas revoluta.
Any of the palms and cycads from which sago starch is extracted.
Where this word comes from
From Malay sagu, via Portuguese sagu or Dutch sago.
Alternative form of sego.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.