1. Light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana
   "He sprinkled demerara sugar on top of his oatmeal for a crunchy texture";
   - demerara sugar
    
2. A light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana
   "She sprinkled demerara sugar on top of the crème brûlée"
    
3. Dark rum from Guyana
   "The bartender used demerara rum to add depth to the tropical punch";
   - demerara rum

1. A former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana
    
2. A river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic
   - Demerara River

Derived forms: demeraras

Type of: brown sugar, cane sugar, colony, river, rum, settlement

Part of: British Guiana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Guyana

Encyclopedia: Demerara