Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sago

/ˈseɪɡəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: sa-go
IPA: /ˈseɪɡəʊ/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of sego.

name

Etymology

From Malay sagu, via Portuguese sagu or Dutch sago.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: sagu, sago

Usage

Inflected Forms

sagos (plural) sagoes (plural)

Derived Forms

sagolike

Phrases

Portland sago sago fern sago palm sago pondweed sago pudding sago spleen

Frequently Paired Words

sago palm

Rhymes With

diego tobago winnebago prego otsego craigo great tobago little tobago tierra del fuego dago lumbago solidago

Questions

How do you pronounce sago?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪɡəʊ/.
What does sago mean?: A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.
Where does sago come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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