English
Etymology
From Spanish #Spanish|selva.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�s�lv�/

Noun
en-noun

1. Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.

Italian

Pronunciation
IPA|[�s�lva]

Noun
it-noun|selv|f|a|e

1. wood, forest
2. figuratively|lang=it mass, multitude, forest

Synonyms
bosco
foresta

Quotations
w:Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri, 1308-1321 The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto I â�� Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura ché la diritta via era smarrita. (Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straight-forward pathway had been lost.) â�� ¹

Derived terms
selvatico
selvicoltore
selvicultore

Spanish

Etymology
From Latin silva.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�selβa/

Noun
es-noun-f

1. forest

Derived terms
La Selva

See also
bosque m
jungla f

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