Forastero

/ˌfɔrəˈstɛroʊ/ noun

Definition

A foreigner or outsider; specifically, a cacao plant from non-traditional cacao-growing regions (Spanish borrowing).

Etymology

Spanish forastero (foreigner), from forastería (out of the way). Originally applied to outsiders, it became botanical terminology to distinguish inferior cacao from the prized Criollo variety.

Kelly Says

Chocolate snobs call forastero cacao 'inferior,' but it's actually the cacao behind most chocolate bars worldwide—sometimes the 'outsider' variety is what actually feeds the world!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
FOREIGNER
fo-re-in-er
ARالعربية
أجنبي
a-j-na-bee
BNবাংলা
বিদেশী
bi-desh-ee
CACatalà
estranger
es-tra-n-jer
CSČeština
cizinec
chi-zi-nech
DADansk
udlænding
ud-lænd-ing
DEDeutsch
Fremder
fraym-der
ELΕλληνικά
ξένος
ze-nos
ESEspañol
forastero
foh-ras-te-roh
FAفارسی
غریبه
gharibeh
FISuomi
vieras
vee-ras
FRFrançais
étranger
e-trän-ʒe
GUGU
વિદેશી
vi-de-shee
HAHA
forane
foh-ra-neh
HEעברית
זָר
zar
HIहिन्दी
विदेशी
vi-desh-ee
HUMagyar
idegen
ee-de-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang asing
o-rang a-sing
IGIG
forane
foh-ra-neh
ITItaliano
forestier
foh-res-tee-er
JA日本語
外国人
gaikokujin
KKKK
өшілік
oo-she-lik
KMKM
អ្នកក្រៅ
a-n-k-ra-u
KO한국어
외국인
oe-guk-in
MRMR
विदेशी
vi-desh-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
orang asing
o-rang a-sing
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပလူ
pyi-pe-lu
NLNederlands
vreemdeling
vraym-de-ling
NONorsk
utenlandsk
oo-ten-land-sk
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰੀ
bah-ree
PLPolski
obcokrajowiec
ob-co-kra-jov-ets
PTPortuguês
forasteiro
foh-ra-stei-roh
RORomână
străin
stra-in
RUРусский
иностранец
i-no-stra-nets
SVSvenska
främling
fral-ing
SWKiswahili
mgeni
m-ge-nee
TAதமிழ்
வெளிநாட்டு
ve-li-na-too
TEతెలుగు
విదేశీ
vi-de-shee
THไทย
ชาวต่างชาติ
cha-wat-dang-cha-tee
TLTL
dayuhan
day-u-han
TRTürkçe
yabancı
ya-ba-chi
UKУкраїнська
іноземець
i-no-zem-ets
URاردو
غیرملکی
ghair-mal-kee
VITiếng Việt
người nước ngoài
ngoo-oi nuoc ngoai
YOYO
forane
foh-ra-neh
ZH中文
外国人
wài guó rén
ZUZU
forane
foh-ra-neh

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