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sago

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sa·go  (sg)
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.]

sago [ˈseɪgəʊ]
n
(Cookery) a starchy cereal obtained from the powdered pith of a sago palm, used for puddings and as a thickening agent
[from Malay sāgū]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sagosago - powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener
amylum, 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
Translations
sago [ˈseɪgəʊ]
A. Nsagú m
B. CPD sago palm Npalmera f sagú

sago [ˈseɪgəʊ] n
(= substance) → sagou m
(= dessert) → sagou m au lait
sago pudding nsagou m au lait

sago
nSago m

sago [ˈseɪgəʊ] nsagù m inv
sago [ˈseɪgəʊ] nsagù m inv

sago
n sago [ˈseigəu]
a starchy substance obtained from inside the trunk of certain palm trees; (also adjective) sago pudding. sago ساغو: دَقيق النَّخِل саго ságo(vý) sago; sago- der Sago σάγο (αμυλούχα φυτική ουσία) sagú saago(tang) ساگو؛مغز حرماي هندي saago sagou סֶגוֹ साबूदाना, सागू sago (vrsta škroba za hranu) szágó sagu sagógrjón sago, sagù サゴ 사고 녹말 sago sago sagu sago sagogryn; sago- (z) sago sagu sago саго ságo; ságový sago sago sago สาคู sagu, Hint irmiği 西穀米 саго سابودانہ bột cọ sagu 西.西; 西


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The sago pasty, the artocarpus bread, some mangoes, half a dozen pineapples, and the liquor fermented from some coco-nuts, overjoyed us.
Otsego is said to be a word compounded of Ot, a place of meeting, and Sego, or Sago, the ordinary term of salutation used by the Indians of this region.
Zagorianski, Zagozianski, Madame la Generale de Sago, Madame la Generale de Fourteen Consonants--oh these infernal Russian names
 
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