estranho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

extranho (pre-standardization spelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɾɐ̃.ɲu/ [isˈtɾɐ̃.j̃u], /esˈtɾɐ̃.ɲu/ [esˈtɾɐ̃.j̃u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲu/ [iʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃u], /eʃˈtɾɐ̃.ɲu/ [eʃˈtɾɐ̃.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾɐ.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾɐ.ɲu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾa.ɲu/

Audio (Northern Portugal): (file)
Audio (Portugal): (file)
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