DEMERARA

demerara, demerara sugar

(noun) light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana

demerara, demerara rum

(noun) dark rum from Guyana

Demerara

(noun) a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana

Demerara

(noun) a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic

demerara

(noun) a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

demerara (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of Demerara

Etymology

Proper noun

Demerara

The Demerara River, a river which rises in the rainforests of Guyana and flows north to the Atlantic Ocean, which the country's capital of Georgetown is situated on.

A region of Guyana in South America, Essequebo en Demerary (Essequibo and Demerara), formerly a Dutch (later British) colony, located around the lower courses of this river.

Noun

Demerara (countable and uncountable, plural Demeraras)

A type of natural, unrefined or partially refined cane sugar, which is light brown in colour, particularly used in pastries and biscuits like shortbread.

A dark rum, made in Guyana using molasses and this sugar, mainly used for blending.

Source: Wiktionary