"selva" meaning in English

See selva in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛlvə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-selva.wav Forms: selvas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese selva, from Latin silva. Doublet of silva. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt|selva}} Borrowed from Portuguese selva, {{der|en|la|silva}} Latin silva, {{doublet|en|silva}} Doublet of silva Head templates: {{en-noun}} selva (plural selvas)
  1. Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin. Translations (heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin): սելվա (selva) (Armenian)

Inflected forms

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