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sa·go
(sā′gō)n. pl. sa·gos
A powdery starch obtained from the pith of certain palm trees and cycads, used as a staple food chiefly in Asia and as a food thickener.
[Malay sagu, mealy pith.]
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sago
(ˈseɪɡəʊ)n
(Cookery) a starchy cereal obtained from the powdered pith of a sago palm, used for puddings and as a thickening agent
[C16: from Malay sāgū]
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sa•go
(ˈseɪ goʊ)n.
a starch derived from the pith of sago palms and used in making puddings.
[1545–55; earlier sagu < Malay]
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Sago
A drink for the sick made by dissolving a spoonful of sago starch in a cup of hot water.
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| Noun | 1. |  sago - powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffeneramylum, starch - a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles pearl sago - sago ground into small round grains |
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Translations
ساغو: دَقيق النَّخِل
ságo
sago
szágószágólisztszágópálma
sagu
sagógrjón
サゴヤシサゴ澱粉
sago
sago
Hint irmiğisagu
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sago
n → Sago m
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sago
(ˈseigəu) noun a starchy substance obtained from inside the trunk of certain palm trees; (also adjective). sago pudding.
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