estranhar

Meaning

1. to think that something is unusual or weird, to be surprised
2. (usually) to not recognize
3. to feel uncomfortable
4. (slang) to misrespect, to diss someone

Concepts

marvel

find odd

Translations

étonner

s’étonner

sorprendre’s

staunen

wundern

émerveiller

s’émerveiller

sorprendersi

zich verbazen

zich verwonderen

estranyar

extrañar

meravellar-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.tɾɐ̃ˈɲa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: extrañar

Cognate with Catalan: estranyar

In summary

From estranho (“strange/stranger”) + -ar. Alternatively, inherited from Late Latin extrāneāre, from Latin extrāneus. Compare Spanish extrañar, Galician and Asturian estrañar, Catalan estranyar.