Curacao Definition

kyo͝orə-sō, -sou, ko͝or-
noun
A liqueur made by flavoring distilled spirits with the dried peel of bitter oranges.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
curacao
Plural:
curaaos, curacaos

Origin of Curacao

  • From Dutch, named after the island Curaçao, one of the Dutch Antilles, itself named after the Portuguese word curação (“medical cure”), from Latin curatio (“cure”), from curare (“to cure”), from cura (“care, cure”).

    From Wiktionary

  • After Curaçao

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Curacao Sentence Examples

  • Like others of the revolutionists Bolivar took to flight, and succeeded in reaching Curacao in safety.

  • Curacao consists of eruptive rocks, chiefly diorite and diabase, and is surrounded by coral reefs.

  • The island of Curacao has a population of 30,119; and altogether the Dutch West Indies have a population of 51,693.

  • Curacao was discovered by Hojeda about 1499 and occupied by the Spaniards in 1527.

  • Oranges and lemons, excluded from the plateau by the severity of the Winter cold, are grown in great quantities on the plains of Andalusia and all round the Mediterranean coast; the peel of the bigarade or bitter orange is exported to Holland for the manufacture of curacao; and figs, almonds, pomegranates, carobs and other southern fruits are also grown abundantly in all the warmer parts, the first two even in central Spain and the more sheltered parts of the northern maritime provinces.

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Words Starting With

CCUCUR

Words Ending With

OAOCAO

Unscrambles

curacao

Words Starting With C and Ending With O

Starts With C & Ends With OStarts With CU & Ends With OStarts With C & Ends With AO

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With O