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Sago

//ˈseɪɡəʊ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    Alternative form of sego. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener wordnet
  4. 4
    A similar starch obtained from palm-like cycad, especially Cycas revoluta. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Any of the palms and cycads from which sago starch is extracted. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Malay sagu, via Portuguese sagu or Dutch sago.

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