English
Etymology
Alteration of sabi know (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from Pg. saber#Portuguese|sabe, he knows, from saber to know, from L. sapere to be wise.
1785, as a noun, "practical sense, intelligence;" also a verb, "to know, to understand;" West Indies pidgin borrowing of F. savoir#French|savez(-vous)? "do you know?" or Sp. saber#Spanish|sabe (usted) "you know," both from VL. *sapere, from L. sapere "be wise, be knowing" (see sapient). The adjective is first recorded 1905, from the noun.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ævi|-ævi
Adjective
en-adj|savvier|savviest
#informal shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
Translations
trans-top|well-informed and perceptive
Finnish: fiksu (informal), älykäs
French: futé (informal), malin
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb|savvies|savvying|savvied
- To understand
Interjection
savvy
- A phrase to determine if something is understood.
Category:English interjections
et:savvy
fa:savvy
ko:savvy
ru:savvy
vi:savvy
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