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jaggery
(jag′ər 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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