alienígena

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See also: alienigena

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aliēnigena (“stranger; alien”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.li.eˈni.ʒe.nɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ljeˈni.ʒe.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.li.eˈni.ʒe.na/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ljeˈni.ʒe.na/

  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧e‧ní‧ge‧na

Adjective

alienígena m or f (plural alienígenas, not comparable)

  1. alien; stranger
    Synonyms: estrangeiro, forasteiro
  2. extraterrestrial
    Synonyms: extraterrestre, extraterreno
    Antonyms: terreno, terrestre

Noun

alienígena m or f by sense (plural alienígenas)

  1. stranger; foreigner
    Synonym: estrangeiro
  2. alien; extraterrestrial
    Synonyms: ET, extraterrestre, alien

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aliēnigena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aljeˈnixena/
  • Rhymes: -ixena
  • Syllabification: a‧lie‧ní‧ge‧na

Adjective

alienígena m or f (masculine and feminine plural alienígenas)

  1. alien, extraterrestrial
    Synonym: extraterrestre
  2. strange, rare, unnatural
    Synonym: alienígeno
  3. feminine singular of alienígeno

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