jagghery
- noun
- Indian
:
jaggery
- Traditional sweets in India often use jagghery instead of refined sugar.
Examples
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The recipe calls for a tablespoon of jagghery to sweeten the curry.
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He bought a block of jagghery at the market to make desserts.
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I bought some jagghery from the local market.
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In India, jagghery is often used in desserts.
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He bought a block of jagghery at the market to make desserts.
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The recipe calls for a tablespoon of jagghery to sweeten the curry.
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Traditional sweets in India often use jagghery instead of refined sugar.
Synonyms
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1.3
Sweetener made from the tall plant sugarcane used to sweeten food and drinks
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8.4
Brown sugar made from the juice of palm trees or sugar cane
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7.9
A brown sugar with large crystals and a light molasses taste
Dark brown sugar made from the juice of palm trees or sugarcane
A brown sugar made from sugar cane or palm sap used in South Asia
A coarse light brown sugar with large crunchy crystals used on drinks and cakes
Light brown sugar with large crunchy crystals made from sugar cane
How Refined
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1.8
- Indian
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jagghery comes from an old Sanskrit word guda, which means 'sweet' or 'sugar' and was used in India for blocks of unrefined cane or palm sugar. So jagghery still means the brown, unrefined sugar used to sweeten dishes in South Asian and African cooking.