feroz
/feˈɾoθ/ · B2 · adj
fierce, ferocious, wild
🐯 feroz = sounds like feral + ferocious, both from Latin ferox (wild)
Spanish feroz comes from Latin ferox, from ferus meaning wild beast. English ferocious and feral share that root, so the first syllable fer- signals wildness. Stress falls on the last syllable: fe-ROTH.