1. unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap or sugarcane juice
Usage: South Asian cuisine

Examples

• She sweetened the tea with a piece of jagra instead of white sugar.
• The traditional dessert was made with jagra and coconut.
• Jagra has a rich, molasses-like flavor that enhances many Indian sweets.
• The vendor sold blocks of golden jagra at the local market.
• Many people prefer jagra because it retains more nutrients than processed sugar.