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

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

From Seattle Times

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

It was interesting to see how some of the cheftestants were totally unclear on certain Indian ingredients, such as jaggery or asafoetida.

From Salon

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

Happily, Dhamaka’s customers are the beneficiaries of his extensive treks, including delicious peppers stuffed with chickpea masala, crushed peanuts and the sweetener jaggery, a recipe Pandya got from his mother-in-law and made his own.

From Washington Post