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catinga.

funk (foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/Brazil/kɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. funk (foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Borrowed from either Old Tupi katinga or Kimbundu katinga.

noun/kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/Brazil/kɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. miser, nitpicker

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Kimbundu kaxingi.

adj/kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/Brazil/kɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. stingy, narrow-minded

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Kimbundu kaxingi.

noun/kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/Brazil/kɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. alternative form of caatinga

    alt-of · alternative · feminine
verb/kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/Brazil/kɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of catingar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of catingar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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