forastero

for as te ro |ˌfôrəˈsterō ˌfɔrəˈstɛroʊ |(also forastero tree ) ▶noun ( pl. forasteros ) a cacao tree of a widely grown variety that provides the bulk of the world's cocoa beans. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Spanish, literally ‘foreign, ’ because the tree was imported into Venezuela from the West Indies, as distinct from the criollo or native variety.

forastero

forastero |ˌfɒrəˈstɛːrəʊ |(also forastero tree ) ▶noun ( pl. forasteros ) a widely grown cacao tree of a variety which provides the bulk of the world's cocoa beans. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Spanish, literally ‘foreign ’, because the tree was a ‘foreign ’ import to Venezuela from the West Indies, as distinct from the criollo or native variety.

forastero, -ra

forastero, -ra adjetivo 1 Que es o ha venido de otro lugar :barcos forasteros; cuando había una visita y llegaban a casa voces forasteras, mi corazón se inquietaba .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es o ha venido de otro lugar :somos muy pocos los forasteros que aún permanecemos aquí .