"caatinga" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɑːˈtɪŋɡə/ Forms: caatingas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caatinga. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|pt-BR:caatinga<id:ecoregion>|id=ecoregion|text=++}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ecoregion", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Brazilian Portuguese", "term" : "caatinga", "lang" : "pt-BR" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "caatinga", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="ecoregion" data-lang="en" data-title="caatinga" id="English:_ecoregion"> Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caatinga. Head templates: {{en-noun}} caatinga (plural caatingas)
  1. A sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees. Tags: error-lua-timeout Translations (sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil): caatinga [feminine] (French), caatinga [feminine] (Portuguese), каати́нга (kaatínga) (Russian)

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