jaggery
/ˈdʒæɡəri/noun
उच्चारण जैगरी
गुड़
Core word
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[U]
a coarse brown sugar made by boiling the juice of sugar cane or the sap of palm trees
गुड़
- Grandmother always ends her meal with a small piece of jaggery.
- Til laddoos are made with sesame seeds and jaggery.
- Winter sweets in many villages are made with jaggery instead of sugar.
+ 2 more examples
- She added a little jaggery to the tea.
- Jaggery is believed by many people to be healthier than white sugar.
Synonyms gur
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
jaggery (uncountable noun)
Jaggery is uncountable. Do not say a jaggery or jaggeries; speak of a piece, block or lump of jaggery.
'Jaggery' uncountable है। 'a jaggery' या 'jaggeries' न कहें; 'a piece / block / lump of jaggery' कहें।
- Jaggery is made by boiling sugarcane juice.
- She added a small piece of jaggery to the tea.
jaggery + noun / made of jaggery
Jaggery is often a modifier in food names, or the main ingredient of a sweet.
'Jaggery' प्रायः खाद्य-नामों में modifier के रूप में आता है, या किसी मिठाई की मुख्य सामग्री होता है।
- Tilgul is a sweet made of jaggery and sesame.
- My grandmother makes jaggery sweets every winter.
jaggery vs sugar (comparison)
Jaggery is darker, less refined and richer in minerals than white sugar, so it is often described as a healthier alternative.
Jaggery सफ़ेद चीनी से गहरी, कम परिष्कृत और खनिजों से भरपूर होती है, इसलिए इसे अक्सर स्वास्थ्यकर विकल्प बताया जाता है।
- Many families use jaggery in place of sugar in winter.
jaggery vs sugar vs molasses
Jaggery is solid and unrefined, sugar is refined crystals, and molasses is the thick dark syrup left when sugar is made.
गुड़ ठोस और अपरिष्कृत होता है, चीनी परिष्कृत दाने होती है, और molasses चीनी बनाने पर बचा गाढ़ा काला शीरा है।
- The recipe asks for jaggery, not molasses.
+Collocations 4
adjective + jaggery
freshdarksweetorganicsoftpalm
- Palm jaggery is a speciality of West Bengal.
jaggery + noun
syrupsweetteablockcakeladdoo
- She served warm jaggery tea during the cold evening.
verb + jaggery
meltgrateboiladddissolve
- Melt the jaggery in water before adding it to the batter.
quantity of jaggery
a piece ofa lump ofa block ofa spoonful of
- A small lump of jaggery after a meal is a common habit in many homes.
“More examples 6
- On Makar Sankranti we eat sweets of sesame and jaggery.
मकर संक्रांति पर हम तिल और गुड़ की मिठाइयाँ खाते हैं।
- The farmer boiled the sugarcane juice in a huge pan to make jaggery.
किसान ने गुड़ बनाने के लिए गन्ने के रस को एक विशाल कड़ाही में उबाला।
- Jaggery is sold in blocks in the village market.
गाँव के बाज़ार में गुड़ ढेलों में बिकता है।
- Radhika dissolved a spoonful of jaggery in warm water.
राधिका ने एक चम्मच गुड़ गुनगुने पानी में घोल दिया।
- Many doctors suggest eating a little jaggery after a heavy meal.
कई डॉक्टर भारी भोजन के बाद थोड़ा गुड़ खाने की सलाह देते हैं।
- Gur and jaggery are two names for the same sweetener.
गुड़ और jaggery एक ही मिठास के दो नाम हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She bought two jaggery from the shop.
✓ She bought two blocks of jaggery from the shop.
Jaggery is uncountable, so a unit word is needed before it when you count.
'Jaggery' uncountable है, इसलिए गिनती के साथ unit word आवश्यक है।