"caatinga" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kɑːˈtɪŋɡə/ Forms: caatingas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caatinga, borrowed from Old Tupi ka'atinga, from ka'a + ting + -a. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|bor|pt-BR>caatinga>ecoregion|id=ecoregion|text=++}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caatinga, borrowed from Old Tupi ka'atinga, from ka'a + ting + -a. Head templates: {{en-noun}} caatinga (plural caatingas)
  1. A sparse, thorny wooded area of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees. Wikipedia link: caatinga Categories (place): Brazil, Landforms Translations (sparse, thorny wooded area of northeastern Brazil): caatinga [feminine] (Portuguese)

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ka.aˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /ka.aˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /ka.aˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa/ [Southern-Brazil], /kɐ.ɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: caatingas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'atinga, from ka'a + ting + -a. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|bor|tpw>ka'atinga>caatinga|id=ecoregion|text=++}} Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'atinga, from ka'a + ting + -a. Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|-|pl2=+}} caatinga f (usually uncountable, plural caatingas)
  1. caatinga (sparse, thorny wooded area of northeastern Brazil) Tags: feminine, uncountable, usually Synonyms: Caatinga, catinga

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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