extranjero

Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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]
• Hyphenation: ex‧tran‧je‧ro

Adjective

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

1. foreign

Synonyms

• forastero

Derived terms

• idioma extranjero
• lengua extranjera

 

Noun

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

1. foreigner

Synonyms

• forastero

Noun

extranjero m (uncountable)

1. foreign countries
2. abroad

Related terms

• extranjería
• extranjerismo
• extraño