sago
pronunciation
How to pronounce sago in British English:
UK [ˈseɪgəʊ]
How to pronounce sago in American English:
US [ˈseɪgoʊ]
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- Noun:
- powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener
Word Origin
- sago
- sago: [16] Sago is of Malay origin. The Portuguese were responsible for introducing the Malay term sāgū to English, as sagu; the modern form sago, which became established during the 17th and 18th centuries, came via Dutch.
- sago (n.)
- "starch made of the piths of palms," 1570s, via Portuguese and Dutch from Malay sagu, the name of the palm tree from which it is obtained (attested in English in this sense from 1550s). Also borrowed in French (sagou), Spanish (sagu), German (Sago).
Example
- 1. Papua new guinea sago grubs in banana leaves are a local delicacy
- 2. Free fruit platter or honeydew sago .
- 3. The sago mine has been shut down at least for the time being .
- 4. Dwarf palmlike cycad of japan that yields sago .
- 5. 12 Of the deaths resulted from an explosion at the sago mine in west virginia .