Main Entry: ¹sav·vy

Pronunciation: \ˈsa-vē\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): sav·vied; sav·vy·ing

Etymology: alteration of sabi know (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from Portuguese sabe he knows, from saber to know, from Latin sapere to be wise — more at sage

Date: 1785

: understand