Curação

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Uncertain. Usually cited as a shortening of Ilha da Curação (literally, “Island of Healing”, in reference to the island's supposed use as a rest stop for sailors afflicted with scurvy or other ailments) but this could be a folk etymology, and a phono-semantic matching from Lokono is deemed more likely by some (in which case Curaçau may be phonetically closer to the original form). Alternatively, a corruption of coração (“heart”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃ Homophones: curação, coração (Portugal) Hyphenation: Cu‧ra‧ção === Proper noun === Curação ? synonym of Curaçau ==== Usage notes ==== Some dictionaries proscribe this form in favor of Curaçau.