el
masculine
/eks.traŋˈxe.ɾo/
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Translation
foreigner, foreign
Word origin
From Old French estrangier ('foreigner'), from estrange, from Latin extraneus ('external, from outside'), from extra ('outside').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- extraneus
- English cognates
- stranger, strange
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralextranjeros
Examples
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My neighbour is a very kind foreigner.
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I want to live abroad someday.
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Foreigners visit this city a lot.
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It is hard to be a foreigner in a new country.
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My son is studying abroad this year.
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