selva

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/ˈsɛlvə/

noun

Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.

Similar
tropical rain forest
OriginPortuguese selva ← Latin silva →
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Meanings

selva1

nounselva (plural selvas)

plural selvas

  1. Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.

Selva2

proper nounSelva (plural Selvas)

plural Selvas

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna rain forest in a tropical area

Similar
tropical rain forest
Broader
rain forestrainforest

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

selva · noun

  1. Latinsilva
  2. Portugueseselva
  3. Englishselva

Borrowed from Portuguese selva, from Latin silva. Doublet of silva.

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Selva · proper noun

  1. ItalianSelva
  2. EnglishSelva

Borrowed from Catalan and Italian Selva.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

slavesalveAlvesElvaslaves
Cite this entry
APA

selva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selva

MLA

“selva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selva. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selva,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selva.

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