estranho

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (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/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐɲu
  • Hyphenation: es‧tra‧nho

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estranho, from Latin extrāneus. Cognates include Spanish extraño, Catalan estrany, French étrange and Italian strano.

Adjective

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estranho (feminine estranha, masculine plural estranhos, feminine plural estranhas, comparable, comparative mais estranho, superlative o mais estranho or estranhíssimo, augmentative estranhão)

  1. odd; strange (not normal)
    Synonyms: bizarro, esquisito
    Antonym: normal
    Esse animal é muito estranho.
    This animal is very strange.
  2. (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
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:estranho.

Derived terms
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Noun

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estranho m (plural estranhos, feminine estranha, feminine plural estranhas)

  1. 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

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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estranho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estranhar