- candy (n.)
- late 13c., "crystalized sugar," from Old French çucre candi "sugar candy," ultimately from Arabic qandi, from Persian qand "cane sugar," probably from Sanskrit khanda "piece (of sugar)," perhaps from Dravidian (compare Tamil kantu "candy," kattu "to harden, condense").
- demerara
- "Light brown cane sugar coming originally and chiefly from Guyana", Mid 19th century: named after the region of Demerara.