jaggery

[ jag-uh-ree ]
/ ˈdʒæg ə ri /

noun

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

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Origin of jaggery

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

Words nearby jaggery

jagatai, jagello, jager, jagged, jagger, jaggery, jaggies, jaggy, jagiello, jaguar, jaguarondi
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British Dictionary definitions for jaggery

jaggery

jaggary or jagghery

/ (ˈdʒæɡərɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for jaggery

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