Curaçao

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

From Portuguese Curação, literally meaning “curing” but likely a Portuguese pronunciation of a native Arawak self-designation.

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