curioso

See also: curiosò

English

Noun

curioso

1. A collector or admirer of curios.

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈrjo.zo/, (traditional) /kuˈrjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: cu‧rió‧so

Adjective

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

1. curious
2. inquisitive

Derived terms

• curiosare
• curiosamente
• incuriosire

Related terms

• curiosità

Noun

curioso m (plural curiosi, feminine curiosa)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

curioso

1. first-person singular present indicative of curiosare

Latin

Adjective

cūriōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cūriōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾiˈo.zu/ [ku.ɾɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾiˈo.zu/ [ku.ɾɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾiˈo.zo/ [ku.ɾɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾjo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: cu‧ri‧o‧so

Adjective

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

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

   Synonyms: estranho, bizarro

Noun

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

2. one who is curious, inquisitive

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾjoso/ [kuˈɾjo.so]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: cu‧rio‧so

Adjective

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

1. curious, inquisitive (person)
2. interesting
3. funny, strange, odd
4. quaint

Derived terms

• curiosidad
• curiosón

 

Related terms

• cura
• curar
• curatela
• incuria
• seguro

 

Noun

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

1. gawker, onlooker

Further reading

• “curioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10