curioso

See also: curiosò

English

Noun

curioso

  1. A collector or admirer of curios.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kurˈjo.zo/

Adjective

curioso (feminine singular curiosa, masculine plural curiosi, feminine plural curiose)

  1. curious
  2. inquisitive

Noun

curioso m (plural curiosi, feminine curiosa)

  1. curious thing
  2. busybody, nosy parker
  3. rubbernecker

Verb

curioso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of curiosare

Latin

Adjective

cūriōsō

  1. inflection of cūriōsus:
    1. dative masculine and neuter singular
    2. ablative masculine singular
    3. ablative neuter plural

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ˈɾjo.zu/
  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: cu‧ri‧o‧so

Adjective

curioso m (feminine singular curiosa, masculine plural curiosos, feminine plural curiosas, comparable)

  1. curious; inquisitive (tending to ask questions, investigate or explore)
  2. curious; odd; out of the ordinary

Synonyms

Noun

curioso m (plural curiosos, feminine curiosa, feminine plural curiosas)

  1. one who is curious, inquisitive

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾjoso/
  • Hyphenation: cu‧rio‧so

Adjective

curioso (feminine singular curiosa, masculine plural curiosos, feminine plural curiosas)

  1. curious (person)
  2. interesting
  3. strange

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