forasteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan foraster (“foreigner”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.ɾasˈte(j).ɾu/ [fo.ɾasˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fo.ɾaʃˈte(j).ɾu/ [fo.ɾaʃˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.ɾasˈte(j).ɾo/ [fo.ɾasˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fu.ɾɐʃˈtɐj.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

References
  1. “forasteiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  2. “forasteiro” in iDicionário Aulete.
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