curação

See also: curacao, Curacao, curaçao, and Curaçao

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin curatio (“cure”), curationem, from curare (“to cure”), from cura (“care, cure”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Hyphenation: cu‧ra‧ção
Homophone: coração

Noun

curação f (plural curações)

cure, healing, recovery

Derived terms

Curaçao, a Caribbean island

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