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The work’s narrator is travelling from the port of Batavia to the Sunda Islands on a ship filled with ghee, opium, and jaggery.—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2026 Once the onions are translucent and light golden, add the garlic, ginger, tomatoes, jaggery and continue cooking for another 5 to 6 minutes on low heat.—Anita Jaisinghani, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026 Pair breakfast with a proper cup of steaming masala chai or any number of inventive lattes, including a winning salty-sweet toasted peanut version with roasted peanut praline, jaggery, and cold cream.—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Add depth with brown sugar, jaggery, maple syrup, date molasses, or even miso.—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jaggery
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese jágara, probably from Malayalam chakkara sugar