curioso

See also: curiosò

English

Noun

curioso

1. A collector or admirer of curios.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈrjo.zo/

Adjective

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

Related terms

• curiosare
• curiosamente
• curiosità
• incuriosire

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) cūriōsō

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• (odd): estranho, bizarro

Noun

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

2. one who is curious, inquisitive

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾjoso/ [kuˈɾjo.so]
• Hyphenation: 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

Related terms

• curiosidad
• curiosón

Noun

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

1. gawker, onlooker

Further reading

• “curioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014