curioso

/kuˈɾjoso/

adjective B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
curiosa
plural
curiosos

Meaning

  1. curious

    • Es un niño muy curioso.

      He is a very curious child.

Similar words

insólito

Close — "curious" can mean "strange/unusual" too, as in "a curious situation."

entrometido

Close — entrometido ("nosy") is an intensified, more negative form of curioso.

Similar in other languages

German

neugierig

neugierig is the German word for the same thing — both mean "curious."

Portuguese

curioso

curioso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "curious."

Practice

1 What does curioso mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un niño muy ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches curioso?

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