jaggery

American

[jag-uh-ree] / ˈdʒæg ə ri /

noun

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

jaggery British

/ ˈdʒæɡərɪ /

noun

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

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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

There’s the bubbling hum of rice boiling on the stove, the intoxicating aroma of warm milk infused with jaggery and fresh pods of cardamom filling the house with a scent no candle could compete with.

From Salon

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

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