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sago

/ˈseɪɡəʊ/SAY-goh
/ˈseɪɡoʊ/SAY-goh

Meaningpalm pith starch

Common meaning: a starch taken from the pith of palms

Journey through time

  1. Malaysagusource
  2. Early English spellingsagosource
  3. Englishsago‘a starch taken from the pith of palms’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Malay sagu ‘palm pith starch’.

Roots

  • sagu Malay “palm pith starch”

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