silva
Portuguese, noun/ˈsiw.vɐ/
silva is spelled S-I-L-V-A (5 letters) and appears 117 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 824th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Silva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bramble (any of various thorny shrubs, especially those in the family Rubus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of silvar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bioma florestal caracterizado por vegetação densa e de grande biodiversidade”.
What does silva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebramble (any of various thorny shrubs, especially those in the family Rubus)
- 2
feminineblackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bioma florestal caracterizado por vegetação densa e de grande biodiversidade 2. planta arbustiva ou semiarbustiva do gênero Rubus, espinhosa, cujo fruto é a amora, outras plantas da mesma família (rosáceas) também são assim nomeadas
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo silvar
noun: 1. sobrenome comum em português
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 silva
- silvas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce silva?
- Brazil /ˈsiw.vɐ/
- Brazil [ˈsiʊ̯.vɐ]
- Portugal /ˈsil.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 silva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is silva in Portuguese?
silva appears 117 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).