estrangeiro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese strangeiro, from Old French estrangier (Modern French étranger).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/ [is.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu], /es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/ [es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/ [iʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu], /eʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾu/ [eʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(j).ɾo/ [es.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒɐj.ɾu/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒej.ɾu/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒej.ɾu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈʒe.ɾu/

  • Hyphenation: es‧tran‧gei‧ro

Noun

estrangeiro m (plural estrangeiros, feminine estrangeira, feminine plural estrangeiras)

  1. foreigner
    Synonyms: gringo, forasteiro

Noun

estrangeiro m (uncountable)

  1. (dated, except regional) exterior, foreign lands
    Synonym: exterior

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:estrangeiro.

Adjective

estrangeiro (feminine estrangeira, masculine plural estrangeiros, feminine plural estrangeiras, comparable, comparative mais estrangeiro, superlative o mais estrangeiro or estrangeiríssimo)

  1. (not comparable) from a different country; foreign
  2. (comparable) belonging to a different culture; foreign

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:estrangeiro.

Further reading
  • “estrangeiro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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