CURAÇAO


Meaning of CURAÇAO in English

|k(y)u̇rə|sau̇, esp Brit -sō noun

also cu·ra·çoa ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsōə, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sō

( -s )

Etymology: Dutch curaçao, short for curaçao-oranjeappel curaçao orange, out of which it was made, from Curaçao, island in Netherlands Antilles

1. : an orange-flavored liqueur that is made from the dried peel of the sour orange and that varies in color from yellow to brown but is sometimes colorless

2. also curaçao orange or curaçoa orange : sour orange

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.