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

Across South Asia and its diaspora, dal — which refers to both the legumes and the finished dish — is inherently linked to comfort, whether simmered with coconut milk, sweetened with a little jaggery or topped with crisp curry leaves.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

In Bengal, a land with an unparalleled confectionery heritage, sweets have historically been of two kinds - those made at home by the women, typically with easily available ingredients like coconut, jaggery, rice, lentils and milk solids, and those made by professional confectioners that focused on cottage cheese.

From BBC

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