HOW TO PRONOUNCE
curaçao
/ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsaʊ/
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What does curaçao mean?
noun
- 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
- 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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/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!”