sago
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sago
1545–55; earlier sagu < Malay
Example Sentences
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Menus change seasonally here, but the current menu, Fight Club, highlights Indonesian ingredients like passionfruit with coconut and sago, and rosella with longan.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
The surviving islanders were forced to cut down sago palm trees, a valuable source of food, and plant spice trees in their place.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Common plants to avoid include the sago palm, because it’s toxic to dogs.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022
She made upma with sago, the squishy pearls made from palm starch, and poha, the almost translucent pieces of dry, beaten rice, hydrated in a little water.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
The bands are nomadic, because they must move when they have cut the mature sago trees in an area.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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