extrañeza

Spanish

Etymology

From extraño +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eɡstɾaˈɲeθa/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾaˈɲe.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eɡstɾaˈɲesa/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾaˈɲe.sa]
• Rhymes: -eθa
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ex‧tra‧ñe‧za

Noun

extrañeza f (plural extrañezas)

1. strangeness
2. astonishment

   Synonyms: pasmo, estupefacción

3. surprise

   Synonym: sorpresa

Further reading

• “extrañeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10