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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐɲu
- Hyphenation: es‧tra‧nho
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estranho, from Latin extrāneus. Cognates include Spanish extraño, Catalan estrany, French étrange and Italian strano.
Adjective
estranho (feminine estranha, masculine plural estranhos, feminine plural estranhas, comparable, comparative mais estranho, superlative o mais estranho or estranhíssimo, augmentative estranhão)
- odd; strange (not normal)
- Synonyms: bizarro, esquisito
- Antonym: normal
Esse animal é muito estranho.- This animal is very strange.
- (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
For quotations using this term, see Citations:estranho.
Derived terms
Noun
estranho m (plural estranhos, feminine estranha, feminine plural estranhas)
- 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
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
estranho
- first-person singular present indicative of estranhar