Jaggery Definition

jăgə-rē
noun
A dark, crude sugar from the sap of certain palm trees.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • jaggary
  • jagghery

Other Word Forms of Jaggery

Noun

Singular:
jaggery
Plural:
jaggeries

Origin of Jaggery

  • Portuguese dialectal jágara probably from Malayalam śarkkara from Sanskrit śarkarā sugar, grit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Indo-Portuguese jágara, jagra, from Kannada ಶರ್ಕರೆ (śarkare), Urdu شکر (shakkar).

    From Wiktionary

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