Meaning of the word jaggery in English

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jaggery

US /ˈdʒæɡ.ɚ.i/
UK /ˈdʒæɡ.ɚ.i/
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Noun

1.

a coarse dark sugar made in India and Southeast Asia from the sap of palm trees or from sugarcane.

Example:
She used jaggery instead of refined sugar in her traditional dessert.
The recipe calls for a block of dark jaggery.
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