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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin cūrāre. Cognate with Spanish curiar.
Verb
curiar
- to look after; to guard
Curiái perbien a la güela- Take good care of grandma
- (reflexive) to give one's self good life, to live in luxury
Portuguese
Etymology
From curi(oso) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /kuˈɾja(ɻ)/
Verb
curiar (first-person singular present curio, first-person singular preterite curiei, past participle curiado)
- (Brazil, regional, colloquial) to snoop, to be nosy
Conjugation
Further reading
- “curiar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025