CURAÇAO


Meaning of CURAÇAO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkyu̇r-ə-ˌsō, -ˌsau̇, ˈku̇r-; ˌk(y)u̇r-ə-ˈ ]

noun

also cu·ra·çoa same, or ˌkyu̇r-ə-ˈsō-ə

Etymology: Dutch curaçao, from Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Date: 1813

: a liqueur flavored with the dried peel of the sour orange

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