curioso
Portuguese, noun/ku.ɾiˈo.zu/
curioso is spelled C-U-R-I-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,625th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Curioso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one who is curious, inquisitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que tem curiosidade”.
What does curioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
curious; inquisitive (tending to ask questions, investigate or explore)
- 2
curious; odd; out of the ordinary
noun
- 1
masculineone who is curious, inquisitive
- 2
masculinerubbernecker
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem curiosidade 2. que tem grande desejo de ver 3. que tem grande desejo de aprender 4. ávido de conhecer (assuntos, segredos alheios, etc)
noun: 1. aquele que tem curiosidade 2. aquele que tem grande desejo de ver 3. aquele que tem grande desejo de aprender 4. ávido de conhecer (assuntos, segredos alheios, etc.)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of curioso
- curiosa feminine
- curiosos masculine plural
- curiosas feminine plural
- curiosinho diminutive
- metaphonic diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce curioso?
- Brazil /ku.ɾiˈo.zu/
- Brazil /kuˈɾjo.zu/
- Portugal /kuˈɾjo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to curioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is curioso in Portuguese?
curioso appears 18 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).