feroz

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ferox (“wild, untamed”).

Adjective

feroz m or f (plural feroces)

1. fierce, ferocious, wild

Derived terms

• ferozmente

Related terms

• fera
• fero
• ferocidade

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]

• (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)

1. fierce (extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage)
2. fierce (threatening in appearance or demeanor)

Derived terms

• ferozmente

Related terms

• fera
• ferocidade

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)

1. fierce, ferocious, wild

Derived terms

• ferozmente
• Lobo Feroz

Related terms

• ferocidad
• fiera
• fiero

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