jaggery
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jaggery
1590–1600; < Portuguese (of India) jágara, jagre < Malayalam chakkara < Sanskrit śarkarā sugar
Example Sentences
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When boiled longer, it reduces into jaggery, a mineral-rich palm sugar with a lower glycaemic index than the commonly available white cane sugar.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Both are made from a combination of sugarcane and jaggery and their café rum is infused with roasted coffee beans sourced from southern India.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2023
It was interesting to see how some of the cheftestants were totally unclear on certain Indian ingredients, such as jaggery or asafoetida.
From Salon ● May 12, 2023
Natural farming replaces all chemical fertilizers and pesticides with organic matter such as cow dung, cow urine and jaggery, a type of solid dark sugar made from sugarcane, to boost soil nutrient levels.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
Asafoetida, jaggery and other articles are then given, not to the mother but to the father.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
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