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sa⋅go

  [sey-goh]
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–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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sa·go   (sā'gō)   
n.   pl. sa·gos
A powdery starch obtained from the trunks of certain sago palms and used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener.

[Malay sagu, mealy pith.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sa·go
Pronunciation: 'sA-(")gO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sagos
: a dry granulated or powdered starchprepared from the pith of a sago palm and used in foods and as textile stiffening
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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