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selva

/ˈsɛlvə/

selva noun: heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.

Noun

selva (plural selvas)

  1. Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.

Proper noun capitalized: Selva

Selva (plural Selvas)

  1. A surname.

Forms of selva

Noun
pluralselvas
Proper noun
pluralSelvas

Origin of selva

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

Borrowed from Catalan and Italian Selva.

Phrases with selva

Questions about selva

What does selva mean?
Selva means heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.
What part of speech is selva?
Selva can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce selva?
Selva is pronounced /ˈsɛlvə/.
What is the plural of selva?
The plural of selva is selvas.

Words near selva in the dictionary

  1. seltzogenes
  2. Selukwe
  3. selumetinib
  4. selurampanel
  5. SELV
  6. selva
  7. selvage
  8. selvaged
  9. selvagee
  10. selvagees
  11. selvages

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