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gur

Pronunciation: /gʊə/
Definition of gur

noun

[mass noun]
  • (in South Asia) a type of unrefined, solid brown sugar made from boiling sugar cane juice until dry.

Origin:

from Hindi guṛ and Marathi gūṛ, from Sanskrit guḍa

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