forasteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan foraster (“foreigner”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fo.ɾasˈte(j).ɾu/ [fo.ɾasˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fo.ɾasˈte(j).ɾu/ [fo.ɾasˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fo.ɾaʃˈte(j).ɾu/ [fo.ɾaʃˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ɾɐʃˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ɾɐʃˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ɾɐʃˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ɾɐʃˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ɾɐʃˈte.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: fo‧ras‧tei‧ro

Adjective

forasteiro (feminine forasteira, masculine plural forasteiros, feminine plural forasteiras, not comparable)

1. foreign

   Synonym: estrangeiro

Noun

forasteiro m (plural forasteiros, feminine forasteira, feminine plural forasteiras)

1. foreigner

   Synonym: estrangeiro

2. stranger

Related terms

• afora
• foragir
• foragido