jaggery

jag·ger·y

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Definitions of jaggery word

noun jaggery a coarse, dark sugar, especially that made from the sap of East Indian palm trees. 1
noun jaggery A coarse dark brown sugar made in India by evaporation of the sap of palm trees. 1
noun jaggery a coarse brown sugar made in the East Indies from the sap of the date palm 0
noun jaggery a dark, crude sugar from the sap of certain palm trees 0
noun jaggery A traditional unrefined sugar used throughout South and South-East Asia. 0
noun jaggery A small-scale production plant that processes sugar cane. 0

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; < Portuguese (of India) jágara, jagre < Malayalam chakkara < Sanskrit śarkarā sugar

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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