silvestrismo
Spanish, noun/silbesˈtɾismo/
silvestrismo is spelled S-I-L-V-E-S-T-R-I-S-M-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish, the 182,048th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Silvestrismo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “the capture of and training of finches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arte de criar o cuidar aves silvestres, o tenerlas en cautiverio”.
What does silvestrismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe capture of and training of finches
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arte de criar o cuidar aves silvestres, o tenerlas en cautiverio.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce silvestrismo?
- /silbesˈtɾismo/
- [sil.β̞esˈt̪ɾiz.mo]
- [silβ̞esˈt̪ɾismo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is silvestrismo in Spanish?
silvestrismo appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).