"Curaçao" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /kyːraːˈsʌu/, /kuːraːˈsʌu/, /kyːraːˈzaʊ̯/ [Limburg] Audio: Nl-Curaçao.ogg
Etymology: From Spanish Curaçao, from Portuguese Curação, probably as a transcription of a Lokono endonym but sometimes folk-etymologized as derived from Portuguese Ilha da Curação (“Isle of Healing”) from curação (“cure, healing”) in reference to the island's use as a place of recovery for sailors sick with scurvy and other ailments or from modification of coração (“heart”) in reference to its supposed importance in local trade. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|es|Curaçao}} Spanish Curaçao, {{der|nl|pt|Curação}} Portuguese Curação, {{der|nl|arw|-}} Lokono, {{der|nl|pt|ilha|Ilha}} Portuguese Ilha Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Curaçao n
  1. An island and constituent country of the Netherlands. Tags: neuter Categories (place): Countries, Curaçao, Islands, Places in the Netherlands Derived forms: curaçao
    Sense id: en-Curaçao-nl-name-2IL866DK Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, IPA pronunciations with invalid phonemes/nl

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