curioso

/kuˈɾjoso/ · B1 · adj

curious, inquisitive

🐱 curioso = curious + -o: Latin cura (care) + -osus, full of care

Same word as English curious, both from Latin curiosus: cura (care, attention) + -osus (full of). Someone curioso pays close attention. Spanish stretches it to things that draw attention: odd, funny, interesting.

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