curacao的词源

英文词源

Curacao

West Indian island, Curaçao, discovered 1499 by Alonso de Hojeda, who called it Isla de los Gigantes in reference to the stature of the natives. The modern name probably is a Europeanized version of some lost native word. The liqueur is made from the dried peel of the Curaçao orange.

中文词源

curacao：库拉索酒

因产自荷属西印度群岛Curacao 岛而得名。该岛字面意思为心脏,因其为当时区域的贸易中 心而得名，词源同heart,courage.

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