selvagem

From Old 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”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sew.ˈva.ʒẽj̃/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɛɫ.ˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃/
• Hyphenation: sel‧va‧gem

selvagem (plural selvagens, comparable)

1. sylvan (of the woods)
2. wild (not domesticated or tamed)
3. (derogatory) savage; uncivilised
4. brutal, vicious, merciless

• (sylvan): agreste, selvático, silvestre, silvícola
• (not domesticated): asselvajado, bravio, feroz, indomesticado
• (uncivilised): bárbaro, incivilizado
• (merciless): brutal, cruel, feroz

• (not domesticated): amansado, domado, domesticado, doméstico, manso
• (uncivilised): civilizado

selvagem m, f (plural selvagens)

1. sylvan (one who resides in the woods)
2. an impolite person
3. (derogatory) savage (uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian)

• (sylvan): silvícola
• (impolite person): bronco, bruto, grosso, mal-educado, parvo
• (savage): bárbaro

• bom selvagem