jaggery
[ jag-uh-ree ]
/ ˈdʒæg ə ri /
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noun
a coarse, dark sugar, especially that made from the sap of East Indian palm trees.
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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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