feroz

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ferox (“wild", "untamed”).

Adjective

feroz m or f (plural feroces)

1. fierce, ferocious, wild

Derived terms

• ferozmente

 

Related terms

• fera
• fero
• ferocidade

 

Further reading

• “feroz”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferox (“wild", "untamed”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈɾɔ(j)s/ [feˈɾɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈɾɔ(j)s/ [feˈɾɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feˈɾɔ(j)ʃ/ [feˈɾɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈɾɔʃ/

• Hyphenation: fe‧roz

Adjective

feroz m or f (plural ferozes, comparable, comparative mais feroz, superlative o mais feroz or ferocíssimo, diminutive ferozinho)

1. fierce (extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage)
2. fierce (threatening in appearance or demeanor)

Derived terms

• ferozmente

Related terms

• ferocidade
• fera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferox (“wild", "untamed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /feˈɾoθ/ [feˈɾoθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /feˈɾos/ [feˈɾos]
• Rhymes: -oθ
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: fe‧roz

Adjective

feroz m or f (masculine and feminine plural feroces, superlative ferocísimo)

1. fierce, ferocious, wild

Derived terms

• ferozmente
• Lobo Feroz

 

Related terms

• ferocidad
• fiera
• fiero

 

Further reading

• “feroz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10