selvatico
Meaning
- wild (of a flower or animal)
- untamed (of an animal)
- timid and unsociable (of a person)
- gamy (of a taste or smell)
Concepts
Synonyms
insocievole
forast’cu’
sarvàticu
poco socievole
non domato
non addomesticato
Translations
salvaje
wild
sauvage
selvagem
άγριος
wild
retretFrequency
Hyphenated as
sel‧và‧ti‧co
Pronounced as (IPA)
/selˈva.ti.ko/
Etymology
From Latin silvāticus (with the variant form from Vulgar Latin salvāticus), from silva (“forest”). Compare French sauvage, Romanian sălbatic, Sicilian sarbaggiu. Doublet of selvaggio.
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