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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian curato (“priest”). Doublet of curate and curé.
Noun
curato (plural curatos)
- priest
1888, Henry James, The Aspern Papers:Certainly even the priests respected their seclusion; I had never caught the whisk of the curato's skirt.
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈra.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: cu‧rà‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin cūrātus.
Participle
curato (feminine curata, masculine plural curati, feminine plural curate)
- past participle of curare
Adjective
curato (feminine curata, masculine plural curati, feminine plural curate, superlative curatissimo)
- tended, kept (especially in combination)
- neat, tidy, trim
- cured
- treated
- edited
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cūrātus.
Noun
curato m (plural curati)
- priest
- vicar, parson, curate
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Latin
Verb
cūrātō
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of cūrō
Spanish
Etymology
From cura + -ato (having cura the sense of priest), or borrowed from Medieval Latin cūrātus, with the sense of "hability to heal souls". Doublet of the inherited curado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈɾato/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: cu‧ra‧to
Noun
curato m (plural curatos)
- (religion) curate (ministry, also territory)
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