curio

cu·ri·o  (kyr-)

n. pl. cu·ri·os

A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac.

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[Short for curiosity.]

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curio [ˈkjʊərɪˌəʊ]

n pl -rios

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) a small article valued as a collector's item, esp something fascinating or unusual

[shortened from curiosity]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

curio - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity, oddity object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" bric-a-brac, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot, knickknack - miscellaneous curios collectable, collectible - things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiece - the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

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curio

noun collector's item, antique, trinket, knick-knack, bibelot a shop which sold antiques and curios

Translations

curio [ˈkjʊərɪəʊ] N → curiosidad f

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curio [ˈkjʊəriəʊ] n → bibelot m, curiosité f

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curio

n → Kuriosität f

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curio [ˈkjʊərɪəʊ] n → curiosità f inv, oggetto insolito

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curio [ˈkjʊərɪəʊ] n → curiosità f inv, oggetto insolito

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curio

n curio [ˈkjuəriəu]

an article valued for its oddness or its rareness. kuriositeit تُحْفَـه نادره антикварна рядкост kuriozita kuriosum; kuriositet die Kuriosität παράξενο, ασυνήθιστο ή σπάνιο μικροαντικείμενο curiosidad haruldus, kuriositeet شیئ نادره یا تحفه harvinainen esine, kuriositeetti curiosité חֶפֶץ יוֹצֵא דוֹפֵן וְנָדִיר अलभ्य कला कृति kuriozitet ritkaság kurio fágæti curiosità こっとう品 골동품 įdomybė, retenybė retums (mākslas priekšmets) barangan aneh curiositeit raritet, sjeldenhet osobliwość raridade raritate антикварная вещь kuriozita posebnost, izdelek domače obrti raritet kuriositet, kuriosa วัตถุโบราณที่หายาก ender bulunur eser 古董，珍玩 рідкість, антикварна річ نادر نمون‍ہ vật hiếm có 古董