Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Catalan foraster.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /foɾasˈteɾo/ [fo.ɾasˈt̪e.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: fo‧ras‧te‧ro

Adjective edit

forastero (feminine forastera, masculine plural forasteros, feminine plural forasteras)

  1. foreign
    Synonym: extranjero

Noun edit

forastero m (plural forasteros, feminine forastera, feminine plural forasteras)

  1. foreigner
    Synonym: extranjero
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      -Ya, es el Plantagenet -dijo un forastero que a la sazón se encontraba allí-. He visto este vapor la semana pasada atracado a los muelles de Manzanedo descargando géneros ingleses.
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  2. stranger, outsider
    Synonyms: extranjero, desconocido

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