"caatinga" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ka.aˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /ka.aˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /ka.aˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa/ [Southern-Brazil], /kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa/ [Southern-Brazil], /kɐ.ɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/ [Portugal], /kɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: caatingas [plural], Caatinga [alternative], catinga [alternative]
Rhymes: -ĩɡɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'atinga, from ka'a + ting + -a. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|:bor|tpw:ka'atinga<id:caatinga>|id=ecoregion|text=++}} Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'atinga, from ka'a + ting + -a. Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|-,+}} caatinga f (usually uncountable, plural caatingas)
  1. caatinga (sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil) Tags: feminine, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-caatinga-pt-noun-zbpFCu7y Categories (other): Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 83 17 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. (synecdochically) the vegetation of this biome Tags: feminine, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-caatinga-pt-noun-KlxSkzln Categories (other): Portuguese synecdoches

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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