Demerara

/ˌdɛməˈrɑːrə/ noun

Definition

a type of coarse, golden-brown sugar; or a former British colony in South America known for sugar production.

Etymology

Named after the Demerara River in Guyana (formerly British Guiana). The region became famous for sugar plantations in the 17th-18th centuries, and the sugar took the region's name.

Kelly Says

Demerara sugar became so famous for quality that its name traveled the world — showing how colonial trade routes turned geographical names into household product names.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደመራራ
deh-meh-ra-ra
ARالعربية
ديميرارا
di-me-ra-ra
BNবাংলা
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
CACatalà
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
CSČeština
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
DADansk
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
DEDeutsch
Demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
ELΕλληνικά
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
ESEspañol
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
FAفارسی
دمرارا
de-me-ra-ra
FISuomi
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
FRFrançais
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
GUGU
દેમરારા
deh-meh-ra-ra
HAHA
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
HEעברית
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
HIहिन्दी
डेमरारा
deh-meh-ra-ra
HUMagyar
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
IDBahasa Indonesia
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
IGIG
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
ITItaliano
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
JA日本語
デメラーラ
de-me-ra-ra
KKKK
демерара
de-me-ra-ra
KMKM
ដេម៉េរ៉ារ៉ា
deh-meh-ra-ra
KO한국어
데메라라
de-me-ra-ra
MRMR
डेमरारा
deh-meh-ra-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
MYမြန်မာ
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
NLNederlands
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
NONorsk
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
PAPA
ਡੇਮਰਾਰਾ
deh-meh-ra-ra
PLPolski
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
PTPortuguês
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
RORomână
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
RUРусский
демерара
de-me-ra-ra
SVSvenska
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
SWKiswahili
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
TAதமிழ்
டெமேராரா
deh-meh-ra-ra
TEతెలుగు
డిమెరారా
di-meh-ra-ra
THไทย
เดเมราล่า
deh-me-ra-la
TLTL
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
TRTürkçe
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
UKУкраїнська
демерара
de-me-ra-ra
URاردو
ڈیمررا
deh-meh-ra
VITiếng Việt
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
YOYO
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah
ZH中文
德梅拉拉
dé mèi lā lā
ZUZU
demerara
deh-meh-rah-rah

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