demerara

¹ American  

[dem-uh-rahr-uh, -rair-uh] / ˌdɛm əˈrɑr ə, -ˈrɛər ə /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

1. a light brown raw sugar grown in Guyana and used especially in the country's rum-making industry.

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Demerara ² American  

[dem-uh-rahr-uh, -rair-uh] / ˌdɛm əˈrɑr ə, -ˈrɛər ə /

noun

1. a river in E Guyana flowing S to N and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Georgetown. 215 miles (346 km) long.

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demerara ¹ British  

/ ˌdɛməˈrɛərə, -ˈrɑːrə /

noun

1. brown crystallized cane sugar from the Caribbean and nearby countries

2. a highly flavoured rum used mainly for blending purposes

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Demerara ² British  

/ -ˈrɑːrə, ˌdɛməˈrɛərə /

noun

1. a river in Guyana, rising in the central forest area and flowing north to the Atlantic at Georgetown. Length: 346 km (215 miles)

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Other Word Forms

• demeraran adjective

Etymology

Origin of demerara

After the Demerara River

Example Sentences

It’s made with oat milk infused with olive oil, demerara syrup and a dash of orange bitters.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2023

The caramel-tinged ham is then lacquered with molasses, dark like licorice and dusted with spicy English mustard powder and crunchy demerara sugar.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

If you can’t find demerara sugar to make the syrup, you can substitute turbinado or even basic light brown sugar.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2020

With a blowtorch, caramelize a piece of demerara sugar.

From Forbes • Dec. 24, 2014

I didn't hear anybody come," remarked Tim, as he mixed cream and demerara sugar inside an artificial pool of porridge, "but it's all the same—now.

From The Extra Day by Blackwood, Algernon