# Silves

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɪlvəs/

## Definitions
1. A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.
2. A former kingdom in Iberia, one of the Iberian taifas.

## Etymology
From Portuguese Silves, from Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/silves