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The Portuguese word for forest is
floresta





forest

Gender

The gender of floresta is feminine. E.g. a floresta.

Plural

The plural of floresta is florestas.

Portuguese Definition


forest
     1. Substantivo. floresta



Translations for forest and their definitions

floresta
     1. n-f. forest (dense collection of trees)
     2. v. verb form of florestar


selva
     1. n-f. jungle
           O leão é o rei da selva. (The lion is the king of the jungle.)
     2. n-f. woods, forest
     3. n-f. (figuratively) mass, multitude, forest


bosque
     1. n-m. grove


mata
     1. n-f. woods, forest (collection of trees)
     2. n-m. (Portugal, game) dodgeball
     3. v. verb form of matar


florestar
     1. v. to forest; to wood (to plant trees in an area)


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