sagoweer

noun

sag·​o·​weer

¦sagə¦wi(ə)r

plural -s

: gomuti

Word History

Etymology

Dutch sagoweer, saguweer, from Portuguese sagüeiro, from sagu, sagú sago (from Malay sagu) + -eiro -ary (from Latin -arius)

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