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 [sey-goh]   Origin

sa·go

   [sey-goh]
noun
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
Origin:
1545–55; earlier sagu < Malay
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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sago (ˈseɪɡəʊ)
 
—n
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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sago
"starch made of the piths of palms," 1555, via Port. and Du. from Malay sagu, the name of the palm tree from which it is obtained.
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