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curioso.

curious, inquisitive (person)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/kuˈɾjoso/[kuˈɾjo.so]

  1. curious, inquisitive (person)

  2. interesting

  3. funny, strange, odd

  4. quaint

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-der. Proto-Italic *kʷoizā Latin cūra Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin incūria Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin incūriōsusbf. Latin cūriōsusbor. Spanish curioso Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

noun/kuˈɾjoso/[kuˈɾjo.so]

  1. gawker, onlooker

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-der. Proto-Italic *kʷoizā Latin cūra Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin incūria Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin incūriōsusbf. Latin cūriōsusbor. Spanish curioso Borrowed from Latin cūriōsus.

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