selvaggio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan salvatge, from Vulgar Latin salvaticus < Latin silvaticus. Doublet of the inherited selvatico. Compare Portuguese selvagem, Catalan salvatge.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -addÊ’o

Adjective

selvaggio (feminine singular selvaggia, masculine plural selvaggi, feminine plural selvagge)

  1. wild (animals, plants)
    Synonym: selvatico
  2. savage, primitive (people)
  3. ferocious
  4. brutal, cruel (torture)

Noun

selvaggio m (plural selvaggi)

  1. savage
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