semiselvaggio

Italian

Etymology

From semi- +‎ selvaggio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.mi.selˈvad.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -addʒo
  • Hyphenation: se‧mi‧sel‧vàg‧gio

Adjective

semiselvaggio (feminine semiselvaggia, masculine plural semiselvaggi, feminine plural semiselvagge)

  1. half-wild
    • 2009, Daniele Luttazzi, “Zombies a Montecitorio [Zombies in Montecitorio]”, in La guerra civile fredda [Cold Civil War], 2nd edition (paperback), Feltrinelli, →ISBN, page 145:
      ci sono popoli semiselvaggi che considerano i morti viventi creature sacre
      There are half-wild peoples who regard the living dead as sacred creatures

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