curioso

== 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) 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 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese curioso, from Latin cūriōsus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ozu Hyphenation: cu‧ri‧o‧so === Adjective === curioso (feminine curiosa, masculine plural curiosos, feminine plural curiosas, diminutive curiosinho, 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 rubbernecker === Further reading === “curioso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “curioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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 Synonym: interesante funny, strange, odd quaint Synonym: pintoresco ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === curioso m (plural curiosos, feminine curiosa, feminine plural curiosas) gawker, onlooker === Further reading === “curioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025