jaggery

American  

[jag-uh-ree] / ˈdʒæg ə ri /

noun

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

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jaggery British  

/ ˈdʒæɡərɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of jaggery

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

Example Sentences

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

Along the coast, they added jaggery, an unrefined sugar, which can help protect from salt damage.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

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

Very good vinegar is also obtained from it, and large quantities of jaggery or palm sugar are manufactured from the toddy.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William