noun
sago; sago starch
Edible starch extracted from the sago palm; used in cooking and food products.
from Dutch
See also: サゴ椰子
サゴはタピオカの原料としても使われる。
Sago is also used as an ingredient for tapioca.
このデザートにはサゴが入っている。
This dessert contains sago.
サゴ椰子 is the sago palm tree itself, while サゴ refers specifically to the starch extracted from it.
Borrowed from Dutch 'sago', ultimately from Malay 'sagu'.