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selva¹

  • /ˈsɛlvə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese selva, from Latin silva. Doublet of silva.

noun selvas

  1. Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.

Selva²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Catalan and Italian Selva.

proper noun Selvas

  1. A surname.

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MLA

"selva." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/selva. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

selva. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/selva

Chicago

"selva." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/selva.

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@misc{selva_2026,
  title = {selva},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/selva},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}