selvagem
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese salvage, salvaje, from Old Occitan salvatge, salvatxe, sauvatge (cf. Catalan salvatge), from Vulgar Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus (“of the woods”), from silva (“woods; forest”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /sɛwˈva.ʒẽj̃/
- (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /siwˈvaʒ/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
- Hyphenation: sel‧va‧gem
Adjective edit
selvagem m or f (plural selvagens)
- sylvan (of the woods)
- wild (not domesticated or tamed)
- Synonyms: asselvajado, bravio, feroz, indomesticado
- Antonyms: amansado, domado, domesticado, doméstico, manso
- (derogatory) savage; uncivilised
- Synonyms: bárbaro, incivilizado
- Antonym: civilizado
- brutal, vicious, merciless
Noun edit
selvagem m or f by sense (plural selvagens)
- sylvan (one who resides in the woods)
- Synonym: silvícola
- an impolite person
- Synonyms: bronco, bruto, grosso, mal-educado, parvo
- (derogatory) savage (uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian)
- Synonym: bárbaro