name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈseɪɡəʊ/
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Philippines:/sɐˈɡo/
rhymes with -eɪɡəʊ
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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.
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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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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