selva
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛw.vɐ/
selva is spelled S-E-L-V-A (5 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,612th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “jungle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bioma florestal caracterizado por vegetação densa e de grande biodiversidade”.
What does selva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejungle
O leão é o rei da selva.
- 2
femininewoods, forest
- 3
femininemass, multitude, forest
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa cumprimento ou e/ou incentivo ao senso de engajamento
noun: 1. bioma florestal caracterizado por vegetação densa e de grande biodiversidade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of selva
- selvas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce selva?
- Brazil /ˈsɛw.vɐ/
- Brazil [ˈsɛʊ̯.vɐ]
- Portugal /ˈsɛl.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to selva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is selva in Portuguese?
selva appears 9.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).