estranho
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- extranho (pre-standardization spelling)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtɾɐ̃.ɲu/ [isˈtɾɐ̃.j̃u], /esˈtɾɐ̃.ɲu/ [esˈtɾɐ̃.j̃u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲu/ [iʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃u], /eʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲu/ [eʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈtɾɐ.ɲo/
Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estranho, from Latin extrāneus. Cognates include Spanish extraño, Catalan estrany, French étrange and Italian strano.
Adjective
[edit]estranho (feminine estranha, masculine plural estranhos, feminine plural estranhas, comparable, comparative mais estranho, superlative o mais estranho or estranhíssimo, augmentative estranhão)
- odd; strange (not normal)
- (especially of people) unknown; unfamiliar (not known or familiar)
- Synonym: desconhecido
- Antonym: conhecido
- Proibida a entrada de pessoas estranhas.
- The entry of unknown persons is prohibited.
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:estranho.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]estranho m (plural estranhos, feminine estranha, feminine plural estranhas)
- stranger (unknown person)
- Synonym: desconhecido
- Toda criança sabe que não se deve falar com estranhos.
- Every child knows that one should not talk to strangers.
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]estranho
Further reading
[edit]- “estranho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “estranho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
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