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Definitions for sago
ˈseɪ goʊsa·go

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sagonoun

    powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener

Wiktionary

  1. sagonoun

    A powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener.

  2. sagonoun

    Any of the palms from which sago is extracted.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sagonoun

    A kind of eatable grain. Nathan Bailey

Wikipedia

  1. sago

    Scientific Advisory Group for Origins of Novel Pathogens (or SAGO) is a permanent advisory body of the World Health Organization, formed in July 2021, with a broad objective to examine emerging infectious diseases, including COVID-19. According to the WHO Director-General, "SAGO will play a vital role in the next phase of studies into the origins of SARS-CoV-2, as well as the origins of future new pathogens." The group was formed after the WHO-convened Global Study of Origins of SARS-CoV-2 was disbanded by the WHO. In February 2022, the WHO Director General visited China and met the Chinese premier and discussed the need for "stronger collaboration on Covid-19 virus origins, rooted in science and evidence" .

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  1. sago

    Sago is a type of starch that is extracted from the pith of various tropical palm trees. It's commonly used in cooking and baking and is a staple food in some parts of the world. It's often found in the form of pearls, similar to tapioca.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sagonoun

    a dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan palm trees, but chiefly from the Metroxylon Sagu; also from several cycadaceous plants (Cycas revoluta, Zamia integrifolia, etc.)

  2. Etymology: [Malay. sgu.]

Wikidata

  1. Sago

    Sago is a starch extracted in the spongy center, or pith, of various tropical palm stems, especially Metroxylon sagu. It is a major staple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas, where it is called saksak, rabia and sagu. A type of flour, called sago flour, is made from sago. The largest supply of sago comes from the East Indies. Large quantities of sago are sent to Europe and North America for cooking purposes. It is traditionally cooked and eaten in various forms, such as rolled into balls, mixed with boiling water to form a paste, or as a pancake. Sago is often produced commercially in the form of "pearls". Sago pearls can be boiled with water or milk and sugar to make a sweet sago pudding. Sago pearls are similar in appearance to tapioca pearls and the two may be used interchangeably in some dishes. The name sago is also sometimes used for starch extracted from other sources, especially the sago cycad, Cycas revoluta. The sago cycad is also commonly known as the sago palm, although this is a misnomer as cycads are not palms. Extracting edible starch from the sago cycad requires special care due to the poisonous nature of cycads. Cycad sago is used for many of the same purposes as palm sago. In Sri Lanka it is known as sawu or sau and is used to prepare a congee named sawu kanda. In India, it is known as sabudana.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sago

    sā′go, n. a nutritive farinaceous substance produced from the pith of several East Indian palms.—n. Sā′go-palm. [Malay sāgu.]

Suggested Resources

  1. SAGO

    What does SAGO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SAGO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SAGO

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sago is ranked #29719 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sago surname appeared 792 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sago.

    43.4% or 344 total occurrences were Black.
    43.3% or 343 total occurrences were White.
    6.4% or 51 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    4.1% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.1% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sago in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sago in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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