jaggery
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jaggery
- /ˈdʒæɡəɹi/ UK
- /ˈdʒæɡɹi/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒæɡəɹi/ US
Where it comes from
PIE word
*ḱorkeh₂
Borrowed from Indo-Portuguese jágara, jagra, from Malayalam ചക്കര (cakkara, “jaggery”) or Tamil சக்கரை (cakkarai), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “candied or ground sugar; (chiefly in the plural) grit, gravel, shingle; gravelly soil; pebble”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“boulder; gravel”). Doublet of sugar.
noun jaggeries · jaggary · jagghery · jaggory · jaggry · jagra
- A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar. The next Tree is the Kettule. […] It yieldeth a ſort of Liquor, which they call Tellegie: it is rarely ſweet and pleaſing to the Pallate, and as wholſom to the Body, but no ſtronger than water. […] An ordinary Tree will yield ſome three, ſome four Gallons in a day, ſome more and ſome leſs. The which
- A small-scale production plant that processes sugar cane to make sugar.
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noun traditional unrefined dark-brown sugar made from palm tree sap; other types of unrefined sugar
| Español | panela, papelón, piloncillo, raspadura, tapa de dulce |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재거리 jaegeori |
| 日本語 | ジャガリー jagarī, ジャッガリー jaggarī |
| 中文 | 粗糖 cūtáng, 石蜜 shímì |
| हिन्दी | गुड़ guṛ |
| Kiswahili | sukari guru, sukari nguuru |
| Português | jágara, açúcar mascavo |
| Français | jaggery, jagré, jagre |
| Deutsch | Vollrohrzucker |
| Русский | па́льмовый са́хар-сыре́ц pálʹmovyj sáxar-syréc, са́хар-сыре́ц sáxar-syréc |
| Tiếng Việt | đường phên, đường thô |
Talk about this word "jaggery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jaggery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jaggery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jaggery "jaggery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jaggery.Cite this
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title = {jaggery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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