estranho
Meaning
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- (comparable) odd; strange (not normal)
- (comparable,especially) unknown; unfamiliar (not known or familiar)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
es‧tra‧nho
Pronounced as (IPA)
/isˈtɾɐ̃.ɲu/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estranho, from Latin extrāneus. Cognates include Spanish extraño, Catalan estrany, French étrange and Italian strano.
New
estranhar
- to think that something is unusual or weird, to be surprised
- (usually) to not recognize
- to feel uncomfortable
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