Today’s Spanish word of the day is “extraño”.
It’s an adjective meaning “strange”, “odd” or “weird”, and also a noun meaning “stranger”.
Etymologically, it comes from Latin extraneus, meaning “external” or “strange”, which you’ll probably recognize from the English word “extraneous”. The English words “strange” and “stranger” also come from this root.
Example sentences
Este lugar me parece un poco extraño.
This place feels a bit strange to me.
Un extraño me ayudó sin pedir nada a cambio.
A stranger helped me without asking for anything in return.
La película tiene un final muy extraño.
The movie has a very strange ending.
¡Qué extraño está el clima hoy!
The weather is so weird today!
No hagas cosas extrañas en público, por favor.
Don’t do strange things in public, please.
