jaggery

== English == === Alternative forms === jaggary, jagghery, jaggory, jaggry, jagra === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒæɡəɹi/, /ˈdʒæɡɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæɡəɹi/ Hyphenation: jag‧ge‧ry === Noun === jaggery (countable and uncountable, plural jaggeries) 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. (by extension) A small-scale production plant that processes sugar cane to make sugar. ==== Descendants ==== → French: jagré → Japanese: ジャガリー (jagarī), ジャッガリー (jaggarī) → Scottish Gaelic: seagaraidh ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === jaggery on Wikipedia.Wikipedia