- demerara sugar
- noun Etymology: Demerara, river and region in Guyana Date: 1848 a coarse light-brown raw sugar
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demerara sugar
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Demerara (sugar) — or demerara sugar [dem΄ə rar′ə, dem΄ərer′ə] n. [also d s ] Brit. a coarse, light brown sugar * * * … Universalium
Demerara (sugar) — or demerara sugar [dem΄ə rar′ə, dem΄ərer′ə] n. [also d s ] Brit. a coarse, light brown sugar … English World dictionary
Demerara (sugar) — or demerara sugar [dem΄ə rar′ə, dem΄ərer′ə] n. [also d s ] Brit. a coarse, light brown sugar … English World dictionary
demerara sugar — ► NOUN ▪ light brown cane sugar coming originally from the region of Demerara in Guyana … English terms dictionary
demerara sugar — [[t]de̱məreərə ʃ ʊgə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Demerara sugar is a type of brown sugar. It is made from sugar cane that is grown in the West Indies. [BRIT] … English dictionary
Demerara (sugar) — Demerara (also spelled as demerera ) is used as the generic name of a type of specialty raw cane sugar often used in home baking and in sweetening coffee and tea. Demerara is normally brown in color mdash;the natural color of cane sugar. Demerara … Wikipedia
demerara sugar — dem|e|ra|ra sug|ar [ˌdeməreərə ˈʃugə US rerə ˈʃugər] n [U] BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Demerara, area in Guyana where the sugar originally came from] a type of rough brown sugar … Dictionary of contemporary English
demerara sugar — /dɛmərɛərə ˈʃʊgə/ (say demuhrairruh shooguh) noun a white cane sugar treated with molasses to produce large, slightly sticky, pale brown crystals. Also, coffee sugar. {from Demerara, Guyana, where it was originally chiefly produced} …
demerara sugar — noun light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana • Syn: ↑demerara • Hypernyms: ↑brown sugar … Useful english dictionary
demerara sugar — [ˌdɛmə rɛ:rə, rα:rə] noun Brit. light brown cane sugar coming originally and chiefly from the region of Demerara in Guyana … English new terms dictionary
