feroz
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ferox (“wild, untamed”).
Adjective
feroz m or f (plural feroces)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “feroz”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ferox (“wild, untamed”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /feˈɾɔ(j)s/ [feˈɾɔ(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /feˈɾɔ(j)ʃ/ [feˈɾɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈɾɔʃ/
- Hyphenation: fe‧roz
Adjective
feroz m or f (plural ferozes, comparable, comparative mais feroz, superlative o mais feroz or ferocíssimo, diminutive ferozinho)
- fierce (extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage)
- fierce (threatening in appearance or demeanor)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “feroz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “feroz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ferox (“wild, untamed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈɾoθ/ [feˈɾoθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /feˈɾos/ [feˈɾos] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oθ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -os (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: fe‧roz
Adjective
feroz m or f (masculine and feminine plural feroces, superlative ferocísimo)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “feroz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025