8 November 2017

demerara

[dem-uh-rahr-uh, -rair-uh]

noun, ( often initial capital letter)

1. a light brown raw sugar grown in Guyana and used especially in the country’s rum-making industry.
2. a highly flavoured rum used mainly for blending purposes

Word Origin

named after Demerara, a region of Guyana

Related forms

demeraran, adjective

Anagram

a dreamer
dearer ma
made rare

Today’s quote

Despair has its own calms.

– Bram Stoker

On this day

8 November 1836 – birth of Milton Bradley, U.S. board-game maker, credited with launching the board-game industry. Died 30 May 1911.

8 November 1847 – birth of Bram Stoker, Irish novellist, author of ‘Dracula’. Died 20 April 1912.

8 November 1960 – 43 year old, John F. Kennedy wins the presidential election and becomes the youngest President of the United States of America.

8 November 1973 – In Brisbane, Australia, a home-made bomb is placed on a teacher’s desk. It detonates, killing one student, injuring 8 others, while the teacher loses both hands.