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estrangeiro.

foreigner

11 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/is.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/Brazil[is.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/Brazil[es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil

  1. foreigner

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin extrāneusder. Old French estrange Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Old French estrangierbor. Old Galician-Portuguese strangeiro Portuguese estrangeiro Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese strangeiro, borrowed from Old French estrangier. Compare Galician estranxeiro, Modern French étranger.

noun/is.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/Brazil[is.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/Brazil[es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil

  1. exterior, foreign lands

    Portugal · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin extrāneusder. Old French estrange Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Old French estrangierbor. Old Galician-Portuguese strangeiro Portuguese estrangeiro Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese strangeiro, borrowed from Old French estrangier. Compare Galician estranxeiro, Modern French étranger.

adj/is.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/Brazil[is.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/Brazil[es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil

  1. from a different country; foreign

    comparable · not-comparable

  2. belonging to a different culture; foreign

    comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin extrāneusder. Old French estrange Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Old French estrangierbor. Old Galician-Portuguese strangeiro Portuguese estrangeiro Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese strangeiro, borrowed from Old French estrangier. Compare Galician estranxeiro, Modern French étranger.

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