Meaning of Demerara | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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; in full, the Demerara River.
2. A type of natural, unrefined or partially refined cane sugar, which is light brown in colour, particularly used in pastries and biscuits like shortbread.
   countable, uncountable
3. Alternative letter-case form of Demerara.
   alt-of, uncountable
4. 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.
5. A dark rum, made in Guyana using molasses and this sugar, mainly used for blending.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“He related, “Down home we used to drink Demerara and when I was a lot younger than I am now I'd always get embarrassed, not being able to take it neat like most of them. You need a bull's gullet for neat Demerara."”

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