demerara sugar
- noun
- /ˌdɛm.əˈrɑː.rə ˈʃʊɡər/
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azúcar de demerara
Sometimes I add chocolate chips, sometimes I'll do a little crunchy demerara sugar, which I might still do a tiny bit.
- Sometimes I add chocolate chips, sometimes I'll do a little crunchy demerara sugar, which I might still do a tiny bit.
Examples
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Sometimes I add chocolate chips, sometimes I'll do a little crunchy demerara sugar, which I might still do a tiny bit.
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I prefer my coffee with a teaspoon of demerara sugar for a richer flavor.
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The recipe called for demerara sugar to create a crunchy topping on the muffins.
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She used demerara sugar instead of regular sugar to add a subtle caramel note to her dessert.
Synonyms
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1.3
Sweetener made from the tall plant sugarcane used to sweeten food and drinks
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7.9
A brown sugar with large crystals and a light molasses taste
Light brown sugar with large crunchy crystals made from sugar cane
How Coarse
33
1.0
7
1.0
- UK
- US
13
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound follows the common noun-modifier pattern X + sugar where 'demerara' names a particular variety (coarse, minimally refined cane sugar), so its meaning is directly compositional: a type of sugar with large crystals and light brown color. This subtype pattern (e.g. 'brown sugar', 'caster sugar') is cross-linguistically common and predictable for learners who already know both constituents.
Etymology
Demerara sugar gets its name from the Demerara region in Guyana, where this light brown sugar with large, crunchy crystals was first produced and shipped. That's why the name now means a kind of 'coarse, crunchy' brown sugar used to give a sweet, crunchy finish.