jaggeryEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryjaggery /ˈjaɡərē, ˈdʒæɡəri / ▸ noun a coarse dark brown sugar made in India by evaporation of the sap of palm trees. – ORIGIN late 16th century : from Portuguese xagara, jag(a)ra, from Malayalam cakkarā, from Sanskrit śarkarā ‘sugar’.