Curaçao

[ koo r-uh-sou, -soh, kyoo r-; koo r-uh-sou, -soh, kyoo r- ]

/ ˈkʊər əˌsaʊ, -ˌsoʊ, ˈkyʊər-; ˌkʊər əˈsaʊ, -ˈsoʊ, ˌkyʊər- /

noun

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

Netherlands Antilles.

(lowercase) Also cu·ra·çao

[kyoo r-uh-soh, -soh-uh] /ˌkyʊər əˈsoʊ, -ˈsoʊ ə/. a cordial or liqueur flavored with the peel of the sour orange.

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Examples from the Web for curacao

And so it comes to this: We desire to make for the Dutch settlement of Curacao as straightly as possible.
Captain Blood|Rafael Sabatini
Will you have the effrontery to tell me that is the coast of Curacao?
Captain Blood|Rafael Sabatini
He had not conceived that Curacao was of such considerable dimensions.
Captain Blood|Rafael Sabatini
He started on curacao, which I reckoned was a new drink to him, and presently his tongue ran freely.
Greenmantle|John Buchan

Lashings of stuff we put up: port wine and sherry and curacao to which we did ample justice.
Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for curacao

Curaçao

/ (ˌkjʊərəˈsəʊ) /

noun

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)

an orange-flavoured liqueur originally made there

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