1. sago - Noun
2. Sago - Proper noun
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.).
Source: Webster's dictionaryNoory: [Referring to the Sago Mine disaster] Of course, this is after the fact, with the 12 or 13 coal miners they found successfully. Sylvia Browne
You can't get at the precious sago without first breaking the bark. Malay Proverb
After the WKF’s Premier League qualifying events were canceled in March, Naoto Sago and Mayumi Someya were selected as Olympic representatives based on the rankings at that time. Source: Internet
A sago pancake Sago starch can be baked (resulting in a product analogous to bread, pancake, or biscuit) or mixed with boiling water to form a paste. Source: Internet
A sago starch filter Sago is extracted from Metroxylon palms by splitting the stem lengthwise and removing the pith which is then crushed and kneaded to release the starch before being washed and strained to extract the starch from the fibrous residue. Source: Internet
A type of flour, called sago flour, is made from sago. Source: Internet