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sago

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈseɪɡəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Philippines: /sɐˈɡo/
  • rhymes with -eɪɡəʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: S EY1 G OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A similar starch obtained from palm-like cycad, especially Cycas revoluta.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of the palms and cycads from which sago starch is extracted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative form of sego.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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6

noun

Meaning 6

powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: starch, amylum

Narrower terms: pearl sago

History

Etymology

From Malay sagu, via Portuguese sagu or Dutch sago.

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սագո (sago) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Assamese: চাগু (sagu) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • West Coast Bajau: mbuung — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Bulgarian: палмово нишесте (palmovo nišeste) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Burmese: သာဂူ (sagu) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Catalan: sagú — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Chinese Cantonese: 西米 (sai1 mai5) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西米 (ximǐ) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西谷米 (xīgúmǐ) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Czech: ságo — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Dutch: sago — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Finnish: saago — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • French: sagou — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • German: Sago — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Hindi: साबू (sābü) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Hindi: साबूदाना (sābūdānā) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Hungarian: szágó — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Hungarian: szágóliszt — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Ido: saguto — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Imonda: es — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Italian: sagù — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Japanese: サゴ澱粉 — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Malay: sagu — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Malay: ambuyat — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Malayalam: ചവ്വരി (cavvari) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Māori: hēko — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Mon: သာဂူ — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Polish: sago — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Portuguese: sagu — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Russian: са́го (ságo) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Shan: ႀႃႇၵူႇ (xàa kùu) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Shan: သႃႇၵူႇ (sàa kùu) — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Spanish: sagú — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Thai: สาคู — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Tok Pisin: saksak — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Turkish: sagu — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Turkish: hint irmiği — a powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener
  • Bulgarian: сагова палма (sagova palma) — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Czech: ságovník — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Dutch: sago — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Finnish: saagopalmu — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • French: sagoutier — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • German: Sago — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Hungarian: szágó — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Hungarian: szágópálma — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Ido: sagutiero — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Indonesian: sagu — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Japanese: サゴヤシ (sago-yashi) — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Malay: rumbia — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Malay: pokok sagu — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Polish: sago — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Portuguese: sagu — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Portuguese: saguzeiro — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Russian: са́говая па́льма (ságovaja pálʹma) — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Spanish: sagú — any of the palms from which sago is extracted
  • Tok Pisin: saksak — any of the palms from which sago is extracted