jaggery

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Definition of jaggery in English English dictionary

A traditional unrefined sugar used throughout South and South-East Asia

unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap

Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically that of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis)

{i} coarse dark brown sugar made from the sap of palm trees in India

Related Terms

jaggery palm

An East Indian palm (Caryota urens) having leaves pinnate with wedge-shaped divisions, the petiole very stout

jaggery palm

It is the principal source of jaggery, and is often cultivated for ornament

Hyphenation

jag·ge·ry

Etymology

[ 'ja-g&-rE ] (noun.) 1598. Portuguese jágara, probably from Malayalam chakkara sugar.