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lo straniero
foreigner
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How do you say straniero in Italian?
How do you pronounce straniero in Italian?
straniero is pronounced /lo straˈnjɛːro/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Lo straniero italiano è arrivato ieri con i suoi documenti.
The Italian foreigner arrived yesterday with his documents.
Quello straniero simpatico ha parlato perfettamente la nostra lingua.
That nice foreigner spoke our language perfectly.
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Why is it masculine?
Straniero is masculine because it derives from the Latin "extraneus" (external, foreign). In Italian, nouns ending in "-iero" are typically masculine, and this word retained the masculine gender from its Latin adjectival source when it became established as a noun meaning "foreigner."
What is the Italian word for foreigner?
The Italian word for foreigner is lo straniero — masculine.
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