How do you pronounce Curacao? :)

[Meig]

Kuh-roo-shoe?

Kur-ah-kay-o?

Kuh-ruh-shoe?

And which syllable is stressed?

[Rent-A-Guide]

Hi Meig,

The "ç" is spoken out as a "s". This is a old Portuguese letter, seldom used anymore, I was told.

Check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curacao


Henry"Leo"Plaate
Rent-A-Guide

[rincewind3]

Meig,

None of the above.

It's more like Kur-uh-'sow (rhymes with cow)

[Meig]

Hehe, thank you! I could never figure out the correct pronunciation and I didn't want to try and say the name and look like a complete doofus

[saltydog28]

Meig
I was told it's cure a sow- to fix a sick pig.

Pat.

[Sheik]

Kuur-a-Sow (like cow)

[kari*curaçao]

Originally Posted by saltydog28

Meig
I was told it's cure a sow- to fix a sick pig.

Pat.

Yes Pat!
I've been breaking my head how to explain 'Curaçao' to you folks, and here Pat has given a good fonetic description!

...but we locals call our island "KORSOU" [cor-sow].

Kari

[NorthTXRanchers]

Old thread, but glad it popped up. I was curious ... asked several people and all (educated! LOL) had different pronunciations. Found this, thankfully:

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?wor...&submit=Submit

[sjde]

I say it almost like rincewind except instead of Kur--more like Coor (as in Coors beer!).

[Isa65]

Originally Posted by sjde

I say it almost like rincewind except instead of Kur--more like Coor (as in Coors beer!).

Not quite. The first syllable is indeed CURE.

So it really is CURE - AH- SOW (rhymes with cow).

[OCruisers]

Originally Posted by Isa65

Not quite. The first syllable is indeed CURE.

So it really is CURE - AH- SOW (rhymes with cow).

Absolutely ^ .... and rather easy to remember once you know how to say it.

LuLu
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[Keith1010]

Originally Posted by Sheik

Kuur-a-Sow (like cow)

Yes

[LEXIpoo]

I asked my mother this the other day b/c Curaçao isn't too far from my parents' birthplace (Guyana)

She said it's pronounced: Cure-uh-sow (rhyming with show, not cow) ...I was definitely pronouncing it the way that rhymes with cow.

[Isa65]

Originally Posted by LEXIpoo

I asked my mother this the other day b/c Curaçao isn't too far from my parents' birthplace (Guyana)

She said it's pronounced: Cure-uh-sow (rhyming with show, not cow) ...I was definitely pronouncing it the way that rhymes with cow.

I was born and raised in Curacao and I still live here. So I'm pretty sure I know the pronunciation. It is CURE-AH-SOW (like COW)....

[Isa65]

According to many, the origin of the word/name
Curaçao came from the Portuguese Coraçao - meaning "heart".
The pronunciation of the Portuguese word for Heart is Koor-AH-Sow (again, rhyming with COW).

[LEXIpoo]

Well the Portuguese people in Guyana pronounce it the way my mother said it's pronounced.
Different strokes for different folks.

[Isa65]

And where do all these people live again? Right. In Guyana.
So, not here....

[Sheik]

Isa, You have my vote!! I am Dutch, so I also know how to pronounce it correctly

[sjde]

So I WAS right about koor "as in Coors beer'! But I've never heard the accent on the 2nd syllable.

[LEXIpoo]

Originally Posted by Isa65

And where do all these people live again? Right. In Guyana.
So, not here....

And we speak Portuguese in Guyana so what's your point?
I would think we know how to pronounce Portuguese words.
Once again, different strokes for different folks...that is all.