English Explanatory Dictionary

sagueir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Palm wine made from the sap of the sugar palm, Arenga pinnata.

Word forms

sagueir

Etymology

19th century. From Portuguese-influenced Malay of the Moluccas (in Portuguese sagueiro), ultimately from Malay sagu (“sago”); compare Makasar sagéru, Buginese sagéru, Malay saguer, Malay sageru.

Synonyms

sagwire sagoweer
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