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sago^¹

/ˈseɪɡəʊ/
/sɐˈɡo/ Philippines

Rhymes with -eɪɡəʊ

Where it comes from

From Malay sagu, via Portuguese sagu or Dutch sago.

noun sagos · sagoes

countable, uncountable 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 A similar starch obtained from palm-like cycad, especially Cycas revoluta.
countable, uncountable Any of the palms and cycads from which sago starch is extracted.

sago^²

noun sagos

alternative Alternative form of sego

Sago^³

proper noun Sagos

A surname.

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noun a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener

Español	sagú
日本語	サゴ澱粉
中文	西米 xīmǐ, 西谷米 xīgǔmǐ
हिन्दी	साबू sābü, साबूदाना sābūdānā
Português	sagu
Français	sagou
Deutsch	Sago
Italiano	sagù
Русский	са́го ságo

noun any of the palms from which sago is extracted

Español	sagú
日本語	サゴヤシ sago-yashi
Português	sagu, saguzeiro
Français	sagoutier
Deutsch	Sago
Русский	са́говая па́льма ságovaja pálʹma

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@misc{sago_2026,
  title = {sago},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sago},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}