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gur

gur

9.4
A brown sugar made from sugar cane or palm sap used in South Asia
  • noun
  • Indian
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  • In South Asia, many people prefer to sweeten their tea with gur instead of refined sugar.

Examples

  • You can use gur in place of sugar in many recipes for a richer flavor.

  • They call it "jaggery" or "gur" in the recipes in my cookbook.

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  • She brought back some gur from her trip, which is perfect for making traditional desserts.

Synonyms

jaggary
vsgur
  • Indian
9.1

Dark brown sugar made from the juice of palm trees or sugarcane

is used broadly across South Asia not only in cooking
jagghery
vsgur
  • Indian
9.9

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

is mainly used in South Asia rather than in Africa

How Refined

brown sugar
33 1.0
gur
  • Indian
9.4

Surface Forms

gur singular
gurs plural

Etymology

Gur comes from the Hindi word gur, which comes from the older Sanskrit guda and means 'jaggery' or 'molasses'. So gur today is the brown, unrefined sugar made from sugarcane or palm sap and commonly used in South Asia.