curiosidad
/kuɾjosiˈdad/ · B1 · noun · f
curiosity
🔍 curiosi + dad: Spanish -dad = English -ity, so curiosidad = curiosity
Both come from Latin curiositas, from cura, meaning care. A curious person cares about finding out. The same swap works for many Spanish words ending in -dad: ciudad = city, verdad = verity (truth). Like most -dad nouns, it is feminine: la curiosidad.