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Curaçao

[koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor-, koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor-]

noun

  1. the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). Willemstad.

  2. Netherlands Antilles.

  3. (lowercase),  Also curaçao a cordial or liqueur flavored with the peel of the sour orange.



Curaçao

/ ˌkjʊərəˈsəʊ /

noun

  1. an island in the Caribbean, the largest in the Netherlands Antilles. Capital: Willemstad. Pop: 146 836 (2013 est). Area: 444 sq km (171 sq miles)

  2. an orange-flavoured liqueur originally made there

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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