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
demerara (uncountable)
Alternative spelling of Demerara
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.
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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
