curioso
See also: curiosò
English
Noun
curioso
- 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)
- curious
- inquisitive
Derived terms
- curiosare
- curiosamente
- incuriosire
Related terms
- curiosità
Noun
curioso m (plural curiosi, feminine curiosa)
- curious thing
- busybody, nosy parker
- rubbernecker
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
curioso
- first-person singular present indicative of curiosare
Latin
Adjective
cūriōsō
- 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/
- (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)
- curious; inquisitive (tending to ask questions, investigate or explore)
- curious; odd; out of the ordinary
- Synonyms: estranho, bizarro
Noun
curioso m (plural curiosos, feminine curiosa, feminine plural curiosas, metaphonic)
- one who is curious, inquisitive
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈɾjoso/ [kuˈɾjo.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: cu‧rio‧so
Adjective
curioso (feminine curiosa, masculine plural curiosos, feminine plural curiosas)
- curious, inquisitive (person)
- interesting
- funny, strange, odd
- quaint
Derived terms
- curiosidad
- curiosón
Related terms
- cura
- curar
- curatela
- incuria
- seguro
Noun
curioso m (plural curiosos, feminine curiosa, feminine plural curiosas)
- gawker, onlooker
Further reading
- “curioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014