Jump To:

• demerara
  demerara

  noun

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

  noun

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

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.

---

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.

---

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

---

Demerara ² British  

/ ˌdɛməˈrɛərə, -ˈrɑːrə /

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)

---

Other Word Forms

• demeraran
  adjective

---

Etymology

Origin of demerara

After the Demerara River

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

demerara Demerara

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

NOTE: To make demerara syrup, in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup of demerara sugar with 1 cup of water.

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 Algernon Blackwood

The arrest followed a US extradition request received by Guyana on Thursday, according to the Demerara Waves news outlet.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

This Italian-inspired cocktail den from the team behind the Capitol Hill dive Rose Temple cranks out amaro, spritz and funky concoctions like a chocolate-cereal-infused rye cocktail with Demerara and Angostura bitters.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

Mr Gladstone's visit coincided with the 200th anniversary of the 1823 rebellion in Demerara, a British colony that later became part of Guyana, which started on one of Gladstone's plantations.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023

The venture will focus drilling this year on the Corentyne block, the most promising of its three blocks, including Demerara and Berbice.

From Reuters ● May 6, 2022

The Demerara is a river in Guyana, but the word was also used to refer to a region, and even to the colony itself.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---