curaçao

curaçao meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

Forms of curaçao

Origin of curaçao

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch curaçao, named for the island Curaçao in the Dutch Antilles, ultimately probably a Portuguese transcription of a Lokono endonym but literally equivalent to Portuguese curação (“cure, healing”), from Latin cūrātiōnem (“cure”), from cūrō (“to cure”) + -ātiō (“-ation”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from cūra (“attention, care”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix), q.v.

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Curaçao, from Spanish Curaçao, probably a transcription of a Caquetío (Arawakan) endonym.

Words formed from curaçao

• Curaçaoan

Questions about curaçao

What does curaçao mean?

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

What is curaçao in Indonesian?

Curaçao in Indonesian is Curaçao. See Curaçao meaning in Indonesian.

What part of speech is curaçao?

Curaçao can be a noun or a proper noun.

How do you pronounce curaçao?

Curaçao is pronounced /ˈkjuːɹəsaʊ/ (UK).

What is the plural of curaçao?

The plural of curaçao is curaçaos.