sago
English
Etymology
Malay sagu, via Portuguese or Dutch[1].
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪɡəʊ
Noun
sago (countable and uncountable, plural sagos or sagoes)
- A powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener.
- A similar starch obtained from a palm-like cycad, Cycas revoluta
- Any of the palms from which sago is extracted.
Derived terms
- Portland sago
- sago pudding
- sago spleen
Translations
a powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener
any of the palms from which sago is extracted
See also
References
- “sago” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sa‧go
Noun
sago m (uncountable)
- A powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener.
- Any of the palms from which sago is extracted.
Esperanto
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsa.ɡo/, [ˈs̪äːɡo̞]
- Hyphenation: sà‧go
Adjective
sago (feminine singular saga, masculine plural saghi, feminine plural saghe)
- (archaic, literary) divining, prophetic, soothsaying
Related terms
Latin
Adjective
sāgō
References
- sago in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Tagalog
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Etymology 2
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