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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
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