A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac.
[Short for CURIOSITY.]
Dictionary:
cu·ri·o (kyʊr'ē-ō') ![]() |
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Before we left the theme park, we went into a curio shop to look for a souvenir.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Synonyms: curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
| Translations: Curio |
Nederlands (Dutch)
curiositeit
Français (French)
n. - objet rare, bibelot, petit objet d'art
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kuriosität
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παλαιό αντικείμενο (κν. αντίκα), σπάνιο αντικείμενο, μικρό κομψοτέχνημα, μπιμπελό
Português (Portuguese)
n. - curiosidade (f)
Русский (Russian)
предмет антиквариата
Español (Spanish)
n. - fruslería, curiosidad, cosa antigua
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kuriositet
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
古董, 美术古董, 异乎寻常的人, 怪人
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 古董, 美術古董, 異乎尋常的人, 怪人
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تحفه للزينه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - דבר נדיר, חפץ עתיק
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