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Etymology

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Relatinized from Old French estrangier. Adjectival cognate with English strange and French étrange (strange, foreign). Nominal cognate with English stranger and French étranger.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɡstɾanˈxeɾo/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾãŋˈxe.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ex‧tran‧je‧ro

Adjective

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extranjero (feminine extranjera, masculine plural extranjeros, feminine plural extranjeras)

  1. foreign
    Synonym: forastero

Derived terms

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Noun

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extranjero m (plural extranjeros, feminine extranjera, feminine plural extranjeras)

  1. foreigner
    Synonym: forastero

Noun

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extranjero m (uncountable)

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  1. (usually "el extranjero") A foreign country or countries, seen as a unit; abroad.
    Vamos al extranjero por primera vez.
    We're going abroad for the first time.
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