English

Noun

curio ‎(plural curios)

1. A strange and interesting object which invokes curiosity.

Related terms

• curiosity
• curious

Translations

See also

See also: Wikisaurus:trinket.

References

1. ↑ “curio” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams

• Cú Roí

Galician

Noun

curio m ‎(uncountable)

1. curium

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurjo/

Noun

curio m ‎(plural curi)

1. (chemistry) curium

Anagrams

• cuori
• urico

Latin

Noun

curiō

1. dative singular of curium
2. ablative singular of curium

References

• curio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• CURIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• curio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• curio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• curio in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• curio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ɾjo/

Etymology 1

From Curie +‎ -io, after Pierre and Marie Curie.

Noun

curio m ‎(uncountable)

1. curium

See also

• curio on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Etymology 2

From English or French curie, named after Pierre and Marie Curie.

Alternative forms

• curie (obsolete)

Noun

curio m ‎(plural curios)

1. curie