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curios

[kyoor-ee-oh] Origin

cu·ri·o

[kyoor-ee-oh]
noun, plural -ri·os.
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.

Origin:
1850–55; shortened from curiosity
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Curios is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

curio
"piece of bric-a-brac from the Far East," 1851, shortened form of curiosity.
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