Definition

Noun: 1. A type of unrefined sugar: Jaggery is a traditional, non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in some regions of Asia and Africa. It is made by concentrating sugarcane juice or palm sap into a solid form. 2. A sweetener and food ingredient: It is a natural sweetener, often used in cooking, baking, and making traditional confections. Its color ranges from golden brown to dark brown, and it has a rich, caramel-like flavor.

Usage Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Jaggery-based": Used to describe foods or products that use jaggery as a primary sweetening ingredient.
  • The shop is famous for its jaggery-based sweets.
• In economic or agricultural contexts, "jaggery" can refer to the commodity itself.
  • The price of jaggery fluctuates with the sugarcane harvest.

Variants and Related Words

• Jaggery (noun): The more common modern spelling of the word.
• Gur (noun): A common term for jaggery in South Asian languages like Hindi and Urdu.
• Palm sugar (noun): A specific type of jaggery made from the sap of various palm trees, as opposed to sugarcane.

Synonyms

• Non-centrifugal cane sugar (noun): The technical term.
• Panela (noun): A similar product from Latin America.
• Muscovado (noun): A type of partially refined brown sugar with a similar texture but different production process.

Related Phrases

• Jaggery syrup (noun phrase): Jaggery dissolved in water to form a liquid sweetener.
  • Drizzle jaggery syrup over the pancakes.
• To grate jaggery (verb phrase): A common preparatory step due to its solid, often block-like form.
  • You need to grate the jaggery before adding it to the mixture.

Noun

1. unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap