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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin *selvaticumen. Cognate with Old Tuscan salvaticina, with Lombard salvadesinaVeneto, Emilia Romagna salvadexinaPiedmontese salvagin-a, French sauvagine, Romanian sălbăticiune
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sel.vadˈd͡ʒi.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: sel‧vag‧gì‧na
Noun
selvaggina f (plural selvaggine)
- game (wild animals hunted for food)
- Synonym: cacciagione