jaggery

(jagər ē)

noun

a dark, crude sugar from the sap of certain palm trees

Origin: Anglo-Ind < Hindi jāgri < Sans śarkarā, sugar

See jaggery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Unrefined sugar made from palm sap.

Origin:

Origin: Portuguese dialectal jágara

Origin: , probably from Malayalam śarkkara

Origin: , from Sanskrit śarkarā, sugar, grit

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