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curioso

  1. A collector or admirer of curios.

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

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

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

  1. curious
  2. inquisitive

curioso m (plural curiosi, feminine curiosa)

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

curioso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of curiosare

cūriōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cūriōsus

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

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

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

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

  2. one who is curious, inquisitive

Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾjoso/ [kuˈɾjo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: cu‧rio‧so

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

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

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

  1. gawker, onlooker