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curiosidade.

curiosity; inquisitiveness (the tendency to want to investigate things)

11 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ku.ɾi.o.ziˈda.d͡ʒi/Brazil/ku.ɾjo.ziˈda.d͡ʒi/Brazil/ku.ɾju.ziˈda.dɨ/Portugal[ku.ɾju.ziˈða.ðɨ]Portugal
  1. curiosity; inquisitiveness (the tendency to want to investigate things)

    feminine
  2. curiosity (an interesting object or piece of information)

    feminine
  3. indiscretion (lack of respect for other’s privacy)

    feminine
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 cūriōsus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin cūriōsitātembor. Portuguese curiosidade Borrowed from Latin cūriōsitātem.

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