LearnBanglaগুড়
gur precise: guR
molasses, jaggery
What does গুড় mean?
গুড় (gur) is a Bangla noun that means molasses, jaggery in English.
গুড় (gur) is unrefined molasses or jaggery, boiled down from date palm, sugarcane or palm sap and sold in solid blocks or sticky lumps. Winter is its season, when খেজুরের গুড় (khejurer gur), date-palm jaggery, is eaten with পিঠা (pitha) rice cakes and stirred into tea. It is not the thin clear syrup called সিরা (shira).
How do you say “molasses” in Bangla?
Say গুড়, pronounced gur. Press play to hear a native Bangladeshi voice say it.
Example sentences
- শীতে খেজুরের গুড় পাওয়া যায়।shite khejurer gur paoa jay.
Date jaggery is available in winter.
- চায়ে গুড় দিলে ভালো লাগে।chaye gur dile bhalo lage.
Tea tastes good with jaggery.
- গুড় কিনতে বাজারে যাব।gur kinte bajare jabo.
I'll go to the market to buy jaggery.
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