selvagem
Portuguese
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sew.ˈva.ʒẽj̃/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɛɫ.ˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃/
- Hyphenation: sel‧va‧gem
Adjective
selvagem (plural selvagens, comparable)
- sylvan (of the woods)
- wild (not domesticated or tamed)
- (derogatory) savage; uncivilised
- brutal, vicious, merciless
Synonyms
- (sylvan): agreste, selvático, silvestre, silvícola
- (not domesticated): asselvajado, bravio, feroz, indomesticado
- (uncivilised): bárbaro, incivilizado
- (merciless): brutal, cruel, feroz
Antonyms
- (not domesticated): amansado, domado, domesticado, doméstico, manso
- (uncivilised): civilizado
Noun
selvagem m, f (plural selvagens)
- sylvan (one who resides in the woods)
- an impolite person
- (derogatory) savage (uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian)
Synonyms
- (sylvan): silvícola
- (impolite person): bronco, bruto, grosso, mal-educado, parvo
- (savage): bárbaro
Derived terms
- bom selvagem
Related terms
- selva
- selvageira
- selvagemente
- selvageria
- selvagineamente
- selvagíneo
- selvaginha
- selvagino
- selvagismo