forastero

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan foraster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foɾasˈteɾo/ [fo.ɾasˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: fo‧ras‧te‧ro

Adjective

forastero (feminine forastera, masculine plural forasteros, feminine plural forasteras)

1. foreign

   Synonym: extranjero

Noun

forastero m (plural forasteros, feminine forastera, feminine plural forasteras)

1. foreigner

   Synonym: extranjero

   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     -Ya, es el Plantagenet -dijo un forastero que a la sazón se encontraba allí-. He visto este vapor la semana pasada atracado a los muelles de Manzanedo descargando géneros ingleses.

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2. stranger, outsider

   Synonyms: extranjero, desconocido

Derived terms

• guía de forasteros

Related terms

• afuera
• afuereño
• foráneo

Further reading

• “forastero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025