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Curaçao
[ koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor-; koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor- ]
noun
- the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). : Willemstad.
- (lowercase) Also cu·ra·çao [] a cordial or liqueur flavored with the peel of the sour orange.
Curaçao
/ ˌkjʊərəˈsəʊ /
noun
- an island in the Caribbean, the largest in the Netherlands Antilles. Capital: Willemstad. Pop: 146 836 (2013 est). Area: 444 sq km (171 sq miles)
- an orange-flavoured liqueur originally made there
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The others were laughing, sprawling in their chairs, and sipping curacao and taking a sandwich or a cigarette.
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And so it comes to this: We desire to make for the Dutch settlement of Curacao as straightly as possible.
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He started on curacao, which I reckoned was a new drink to him, and presently his tongue ran freely.
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Lashings of stuff we put up: port wine and sherry and curacao to which we did ample justice.
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Well, Isaac had a brother, Ezekiel by name, who carried on business in Curacao; you may have heard of him too.
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