[ˈseɪɡəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- edible starch which is obtained from a palm and is a staple food in parts of the tropics. The pith inside the trunk is scraped out, washed, and dried to produce a flour or processed to produce the granular sago used in the West

- the palm from which most sago is obtained, growing in freshwater swamps in Southeast Asia


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Malay sagu (originally via Portuguese)