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sago

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sa·go /ˈseɪɡəʊ $ -ɡoʊ/ noun [uncountable] British English  DFCsmall white grains obtained from some palm trees, used to make sweet dishes with milk 西谷米,西米
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sagoWe had tomato soup for dinner, followed by roast beef and sago pudding, served airline-style on a tray.Fever: Milk, arrowroot, sago, eggs, tea and sugar, with bread.Those who were fortunate enough to be in the sick wards were given sago, or rice pudding instead.Rice was their basic food and their most important food crop, far ahead of maize, taro or sago.
Origin sago (1500-1600) Malay sagu
sa·go nounChineseSyllable
Corpus trees, small some white grains obtained from palm used


sago
sago /ˈseɪɡəʊ $ -ɡoʊ/ noun [uncountable] British English
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Malay
 Origin: sagu
small white grains obtained from some palm trees, used to make sweet dishes with milk


sagoBrE /ˈseɪɡəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈseɪɡoʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] hard white grains made from the soft inside of a type of palm tree, often cooked with milk to make a dessert 西谷米,西米(由一种棕榈茎髓制成的白色硬粒状食物,常加牛奶制成甜点)sago pudding西米布丁