extranjero

Spanish

Etymology

Relatinized from Old French estrangier. Adjectival cognate with English strange and French étrange (“strange, foreign”). Nominal cognate with English stranger and French étranger.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eɡstɾanˈxeɾo/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾãŋˈxe.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ex‧tran‧je‧ro

Adjective

extranjero (feminine extranjera, masculine plural extranjeros, feminine plural extranjeras)

  1. foreign
    Synonym: forastero

Derived terms

Noun

extranjero m (plural extranjeros, feminine extranjera, feminine plural extranjeras)

  1. foreigner
    Synonym: forastero

Noun

extranjero m (uncountable)

  1. foreign countries
  2. abroad

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