Curaçao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the west coast of Venezuela.
noun
  1. A liqueur made from eau de vie, sugar, and dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but typically artificially colored blue.

Pronunciation

/ˈkjuːɹəsaʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Curaçao.wav /ˌkuːɹəˈsaʊ/ /ˈkjuːɹəsəʊ/ /ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsaʊ/ /ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsoʊ/ /ˌk(j)ʊəɹ.əˈsaʊ/ /ˌk(j)ʊəɹ.əˈsoʊ/

Word forms

Curaçao Curacao curaçaos curacoa curaçoa

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Curaçao, from Spanish Curaçao, probably a transcription of a Caquetío (Arawakan) endonym.

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