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). Capital: Willemstad.

  1. (lowercase)Also cu·ra·çao [kyoor-uh-soh, -soh-uh]. /ˌkyʊər əˈsoʊ, -ˈsoʊ ə/. a cordial or liqueur flavored with the peel of the sour orange.

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How to use Curaçao in a sentence

  • The places they came from—the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Curaçao—were distinct but also kindred.

  • The others were laughing, sprawling in their chairs, and sipping curacao and taking a sandwich or a cigarette.

    Aaron's Rod | D. H. Lawrence
  • And so it comes to this: We desire to make for the Dutch settlement of Curacao as straightly as possible.

    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
  • Well, Isaac had a brother, Ezekiel by name, who carried on business in Curacao; you may have heard of him too.

    Tom Cringle's Log | Michael Scott

British Dictionary definitions for Curaçao

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 an orange-flavoured liqueur originally made there

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