salvaje
/salˈbaxe/ · A2 · adj
wild, savage
🐺🌲 salvaje = savage: both from Latin silva, forest — of the woods
English savage and Spanish salvaje are the same word, from Latin silvaticus (of the forest, silva). Swap the v-g of savage for l-v-j and you have it. Related: selva (jungle). The j is a throaty h: sal-BAH-heh.