demerara sugar

noun dem·e·rara sugar \ˌde-mə-ˈrär-ə-, -ˈrer-\

: a kind of light brown sugar

Full Definition of DEMERARA SUGAR

: a coarse light-brown raw sugar

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Demerara, river and region in Guyana

First Known Use: 1848

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