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curaçao definition

cu·ra·çao (kyo̵or′ə sō′, ko̵or′ə so̵u′)

noun

a liqueur made by flavoring distilled spirits with the dried peel of bitter oranges
also cu′·ra·çoa′ (-sō′)

Etymology: after the island of Curaçao, where orig. made

Curaçao definition

Cu·ra·çao (kyo̵or′ə sō′, ko̵or′ə so̵u′)

  1. largest island of the Netherlands Antilles, just north of the coast of Venezuela: 171 sq mi (443 sq km); pop. 147,000; cap. Willemstad
  2. Netherlands Antilles

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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