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jaggary

jaggary

9.1
Dark brown sugar made from the juice of palm trees or sugarcane
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒæɡəri/
  • Indian
translation icon : jaggery
  • Traditional Indian desserts often use jaggary as a sweetener.

Examples

  • The market sold blocks of fresh jaggary wrapped in banana leaves.

  • She sprinkled some jaggary into her tea instead of white sugar for a richer flavor.

  • I love using jaggary in my tea.

  • The recipe calls for jaggary instead of white sugar.

  • She sprinkled some jaggary into her tea instead of white sugar for a richer flavor.

  • The market sold blocks of fresh jaggary wrapped in banana leaves.

  • Traditional Indian desserts often use jaggary as a sweetener.

Synonyms

jaggery
vsjaggary
  • Indian
1 8.4

Brown sugar made from the juice of palm trees or sugar cane

is used mainly in South Asian cooking rather than across Africa
gur
vsjaggary
  • Indian
9.4

A brown sugar made from sugar cane or palm sap used in South Asia

is mainly used in South Asian cooking rather than in broader regions
jagghery
vsjaggary
  • Indian
9.9

A raw brown sugar made from the juice of palm or sugarcane

is mainly associated with South Asian cooking rather than African use

How Refined

brown sugar
33 1.0
jaggary
  • Indian
9.1
sap
22 2.8

Surface Forms

jaggary singular
jaggaries plural

Etymology

Jaggary comes from South Asian words like gur in Hindi and guda in Sanskrit, which mean 'jaggery' or 'sweet'. It names the traditional unrefined brown 'sugar' made from palm sap or sugarcane, so it is used in many Indian desserts.