sago

Etymology

From Malay sagu, via Portuguese or Dutch.

noun

  1. A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu)), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.
  2. A similar starch obtained from a palm-like cycad (Cycas revoluta)
  3. Any of the palms from which sago is extracted.

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