estranho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese estranno, from Latin extrāneus. Cognates include Spanish extraño, Catalan estrany, French étrange and Italian strano.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.ˈtɾɐ.ɲu/
  • Hyphenation: es‧tra‧nho

Adjective

estranho m (feminine singular estranha, masculine plural estranhos, feminine plural estranhas, comparable)

  1. odd; strange (not normal)
    Esse animal é muito estranho.
    This animal is very strange.
    Synonyms: bizarro, esquisito
    Antonym: normal
  2. (especially of people) unknown; unfamiliar (not known or familiar)
    Proibida a entrada de pessoas estranhas.
    The entry of unknown persons is prohibited.
    Synonym: desconhecido
    Antonym: conhecido

Inflection

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:estranho.

Derived terms

Noun

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

  1. stranger (unknown person)
    Toda criança sabe que não se deve falar com estranhos.
    Every child knows that one should not talk to strangers.

Verb

estranho

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of estranhar
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