scivoleco

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From scivola (curious, interested) +‎ -eco (attribute).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [st͡sivoˈlet͡so]
  • Rhymes: -et͡so
  • Hyphenation: sci‧vo‧le‧co

Noun

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scivoleco (uncountable, accusative scivolecon)

  1. curiosity

Usage notes

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While scivolo, scivoleco and scivolemo can all be translated as curiousity, scivolo and scivoleco are usually an interest to know something specific, whereas scivolemo is usually a long-term character trait of wanting to know about various different things.