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jagghery

jagghery

9.9
A raw brown sugar made from the juice of palm or sugarcane
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : jaggery
  • Traditional sweets in India often use jagghery instead of refined sugar.

Examples

  • The recipe calls for a tablespoon of jagghery to sweeten the curry.

  • He bought a block of jagghery at the market to make desserts.

  • I bought some jagghery from the local market.

  • In India, jagghery is often used in desserts.

  • He bought a block of jagghery at the market to make desserts.

  • The recipe calls for a tablespoon of jagghery to sweeten the curry.

  • Traditional sweets in India often use jagghery instead of refined sugar.

Synonyms

cane sugar
vsjagghery
1 1.3

Sweetener made from the tall plant sugarcane used to sweeten food and drinks

is a traditional unrefined sap product used regionally in cooking
jaggery
vsjagghery
  • Indian
1 8.4

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

is identical in meaning but differs only in spelling form
turbinado
vsjagghery
1 7.9

A brown sugar with large crystals and a light molasses taste

is produced unrefined directly from sap without crystal processing
jaggary
vsjagghery
  • Indian
9.1

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

is identical in meaning but is a less common spelling
gur
vsjagghery
  • Indian
9.4

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

includes the same product and also notes use in African cuisines
demerara sugar
vsjagghery
3.7

A coarse light brown sugar with large crunchy crystals used on drinks and cakes

is unrefined and made from sap rather than partially refined crystals
demerara
vsjagghery
8.1

Light brown sugar with large crunchy crystals made from sugar cane

is made directly from sap and is not formed into crystals

How Refined

jagghery
  • Indian
9.9

Surface Forms

jagghery singular
jaggheries plural

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.