jaggery

[ jag-uh-ree ]

noun

1. a coarse, dark sugar, especially that made from the sap of East Indian palm trees.

jaggery

/ ˈdʒæɡərɪ /

noun

1. a coarse brown sugar made in the East Indies from the sap of the date palm

Word History and Origins

Origin of jaggery¹

1590–1600; < Portuguese (of India) jágara, jagre < Malayalam chakkara < Sanskrit śarkarā sugar

Word History and Origins

Origin of jaggery¹

C16: from Hindi jāgrī; compare Sanskrit sárkarā gritty substance, sugar

Example Sentences

One natural farming method calls for replacing 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.

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A kind of a sugar called “jaggery” is also obtained from the cocoanut juice.

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Her dietary includes jaggery (crude sugar) and milk and plantains.

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He answers his question by drinking some of the conjee, and eating a little jaggery.

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There are high hopes of feasts of cocoanuts and jaggery, beef and boiled rice.

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Before anointing, the people about to do it must present a cocoanut and jaggery.

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