curio

Etymology

1851, Abbreviation of curiosity.^[1] Compare cabinet of curiosities and French objet de curiosité.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kyoo͞r'ē-ō", IPA^(key): /ˈkjuːɹiːˌo͡ʊ/

Noun

curio (plural curios)

1. A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.

See also

See also: Thesaurus:trinket.

References

Anagrams

• Cú Roí

Noun

curio m (uncountable)

1. curium

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurjo/

Noun

curio m (plural curi)

1. (chemistry) curium

Anagrams

• cuori
• urico

Noun

curiō

1. dative singular of curium
2. ablative singular of curium

References

• curio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• curio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• curio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• curio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• curio in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• curio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ɾjo/

Etymology 1

From Curie +‎ -io, after Pierre and Marie Curie.

Etymology 2

From English or French curie, named after Pierre and Marie Curie.