/eksˈtɾaɲo/
Translation
strange, odd
Word origin
From Latin extraneus ('external, foreign, from outside'), from extra ('outside'). It means 'strange, foreign' and the verb 'to miss'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- extraneus
- English cognates
- strange, extraneous
Grammar
Examples
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It is strange that he has not arrived yet.
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I heard a strange noise in the garden.
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It has a slightly strange taste.
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I find it strange that he has not called yet.
rondando .
We saw a strange man hanging around the street.
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