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sago

American

[sey-goh] / ˈseɪ goʊ /

noun

a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.

sago British

/ ˈseɪɡəʊ /

noun

a starchy cereal obtained from the powdered pith of a sago palm, used for puddings and as a thickening agent

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Etymology

Origin of sago

1545–55; earlier sagu < Malay

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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 Malaccans also planted orchards of sago palms, which provided an important foodstuff, a starchy ingredient of bread and noodles that was traded throughout the region.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 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

Rose garden, greenhouse, playhouse, garage with workshop, sago palms and live oaks.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 22, 2021

The sago eaters persisting in lowland swamps exemplify the nomadic hunter-gatherer band organization that must formerly have characterized all New Guineans.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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