jágara

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• jacre, jagra, jagre, xágara

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam ചക്കര (cakkara) or ശർക്കര (śaṟkkara), or Tamil சக்கரை (cakkarai).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒa.ɡa.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒa.ɡa.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒa.ɡa.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒa.ɡɐ.ɾɐ/ [ˈʒa.ɣɐ.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: já‧ga‧ra

Noun

jágara f (plural jágaras)

1. jaggery (traditional unrefined sugar)

Descendants

• → English: jaggery, jaggary, jagghery, jaggory, jaggry, jagra
  • → French: jagré
  • → Japanese: ジャガリー (jagarī), ジャッガリー (jaggarī)
  • → Scottish Gaelic: seagaraidh