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caatinga.

caatinga (sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.aˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/Brazil/kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/Brazil/kɐ.ɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/Portugal/kɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. caatinga (sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil)

    feminine · uncountable · usually
  2. the vegetation of this biome

    feminine · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'atinga, from ka'a (“forest”) + ting (“white”) + -a (nominal suffix).

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