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curaçao

/ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsaʊ/

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What does curaçao mean?

noun

  1. A liqueur made from eau de vie, sugar, and dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but typically artificially colored blue.

proper noun

  1. An island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the west coast of Venezuela.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsaʊ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsoʊ//ˌk(j)ʊəɹ.əˈsaʊ//ˌk(j)ʊəɹ.əˈsoʊ//ˈkjuːɹəsaʊ//ˌkuːɹəˈsaʊ/
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“You shall have a liqueur—that’s better fit for a man of education than beer. You shall have maraschino, or curaçao dry or sweet, or cherry brandy. I’ll treat you, poor chap!”
Thomas HardyJude the ObscureProject Gutenberg ebook #153