estranheza

Portuguese

Etymology

From estranho +‎ -eza. Compare Spanish extrañeza.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.tɾɐ̃ˈɲe.zɐ/ [is.tɾɐ̃ˈj̃e.zɐ], /es.tɾɐ̃ˈɲe.zɐ/ [es.tɾɐ̃ˈj̃e.zɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈɲe.zɐ/ [iʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈj̃e.zɐ], /eʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈɲe.zɐ/ [eʃ.tɾɐ̃ˈj̃e.zɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.tɾɐˈɲe.za/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɾɐˈɲe.zɐ/

  • Hyphenation: es‧tra‧nhe‧za

Noun

estranheza f (plural estranhezas)

  1. strangeness, weirdness
    Synonym: estranhez
  2. (particle physics) strangeness (quantum number of strange quarks)

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