See also: selvatico and Selvatico

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian selvatico,[1] from Latin silvāticus. Doublet of salvaje. More at selva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /selˈbatiko/ [selˈβ̞a.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -atiko
  • Syllabification: sel‧vá‧ti‧co

Adjective

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selvático (feminine selvática, masculine plural selváticos, feminine plural selváticas)

  1. (relational) woods; sylvan
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “selvático”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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