salvaje

/salˈβaxe/

adjective B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
salvajes

Meaning

  1. wild

    • Es un animal salvaje.

      It's a wild animal.

Similar words

descabellado

descabellado is more specifically about wild or absurd ideas; salvaje is more general or literal wildness.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

selvagem

selvagem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "wild."

Practice

1 What does salvaje mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un animal ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches salvaje?

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