Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jaggery

/ˈd͡ʒæɡəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
jag-ge-ry
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒæɡəɹi/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A small-scale production plant that processes sugar cane to make sugar.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ചക്കര, சக்கரை, शर्करा, *ḱorkeh₂

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒæɡəɹi/
  • British English: /ˈdʒæɡəɹi/

Usage

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Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce jaggery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒæɡəɹi/.
What does jaggery mean?
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.
Where does jaggery come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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