selvatico

wild, untamed

s e l ˈv a . t i . k o

adjective Rare #37,939

wild, untamed For plants and animals, it can mean growing or living in the wild, rather than cultivated or domesticated.

IT: Abbiamo visto un cervo selvatico nel bosco.

EN: We saw a wild deer in the woods.

Forms of selvatico

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	—	selvatica
Plural	selvatici	—

A lion is a wild animal.

This is wild.

Tom likes wild rice.

Where is the wild rosemary?

— Jean de Florette (1986)

You don't mess with a wild boar!

— La storia della principessa splendente (2013)

It's totally wild.

— Avatar - La via dell'acqua (2022)

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