"sertão" meaning in All languages combined

See sertão on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sertãos [plural], sertões [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese sertão. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|sertão}} Portuguese sertão Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sertões}} sertão (plural sertãos or sertões)
  1. (geography) The semi-arid, barren inland portion of northeastern Brazil. Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-sertão-en-noun-1kxNiBVC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 3 30 26 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. (loosely) A similarly arid area in another region or country. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-sertão-en-noun-EtjxoiIZ

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /seʁˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [sehˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /seʁˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [sehˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /seɾˈtɐ̃w̃/ [São-Paulo], [seɾˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [São-Paulo], /seʁˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [seχˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /seɻˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Southern-Brazil], [seɻˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Southern-Brazil], /sɨɾˈtɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal] Forms: sertões [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃ Etymology: Uncertain, possible shortening of desertão (which is from deserto + -ão) or from Latin sertānus. Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{suffix|pt|deserto|ão|nocat=1}} deserto + -ão, {{cog|la|sertānus}} Latin sertānus Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} sertão m (plural sertões)
  1. (geography) sertão
    The semi-arid, barren inland portion of northeastern Brazil.
    Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-sertão-pt-noun-lf~LtlGN Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. (geography) sertão
    (loosely) A similarly arid area in another region or country.
    Tags: broadly, masculine Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-sertão-pt-noun-jNgX4QFW Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: geography, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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