curiosité

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsitās. Synchronically analysable as curieux +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ky.ʁjo.zi.te/
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Noun

curiosité f (plural curiosités)

(uncountable) curiosity
(countable) oddity, curious fact

Further reading

“curiosité” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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