English–Spanish
“wild” in Spanish
How to say “wild” in Spanish
“Wild” in Spanish is silvestre.
Plant, fungus, or fruit growing in its natural habitat without cultivation.
Example sentences with silvestre
En el bosque encontramos hongos silvestres.
In the forest we found wild mushrooms.
Tips for using silvestre
- Silvestre is a neutral term for wild plants and fungi, whereas salvaje usually carries the sense of dangerous or aggressive when applied to animals.
Other Spanish words for “wild”
En el zoológico vimos a un animal salvaje.
At the zoo we saw a wild animal.