curio

See also cúrio

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: kyoo͞r'ē-ō", IPA: /ˈkjuːriːˌoʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"kju:ri:%oU/

Noun

curio (plural curios)

1. A strange and interesting object which invokes curiosity.

Related terms

• curiosity
• curious

Translations

strange and interesting object

• Dutch: curiosum (nl), curiositeit (nl)
• Japanese: 骨董品 (ja) (kottōhin)

• Spanish: curiosidad (es) f, objeto curioso m

Anagrams

• Cú Roí

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Galician

Wikipedia ^gl

Noun

curio m (usually uncountable)

1. curium

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkurjo/

Noun

Wikipedia ^it

curio m (plural curi)

1. curium

Anagrams

• cuori
• urico

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Latin

Noun

curiō

1. dative singular of curium
2. ablative singular of curium

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈku.ɾjo/, X-SAMPA: /"ku.4jo/

Chemical element
Cm	Previous: americio (Am)
	Next: berkelio (Bk)

Etymology 1

From Curie +‎ -io, after Pierre and Marie Curie.

Noun

curio m (usually uncountable)

1. curium

See also

• Curio on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia

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Etymology 2

From English or French curie, named after Pierre and Marie Curie.

Alternative forms

• curie (obsolete)

Noun

curio m (plural curios)

1. curie