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curiar

Portuguese, verb/ku.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/

curiar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to snoop, to be nosy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does curiar mean in English?

verb

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    Brazilcolloquialto snoop, to be nosy

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of curiar

  • curio first-person present singular
  • curiei first-person preterite singular
  • curiado participle past
  • curiares infinitive second-person singular
  • curiarmos first-person infinitive plural
  • curiardes infinitive plural second-person
  • curiarem infinitive plural third-person
  • curiando gerund
  • curiados masculine participle past
  • curiada feminine participle past
  • curiadas feminine participle past
  • curias indicative present second-person
  • curia indicative present singular
  • curiamos first-person indicative plural
  • curiais indicative plural present
  • curiam indicative plural present
  • curiava first-person imperfect indicative
  • curiavas imperfect indicative second-person

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce curiar?

  • Brazil /ku.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/
  • Brazil [ku.ɾiˈa(h)]
  • Brazil /kuˈɾja(ʁ)/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.