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catinga

English edit

Noun edit

catinga (plural catingas)

  1. Alternative form of caatinga

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧tin‧ga

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Old Tupi katinga.[1]

Noun edit

catinga f (plural catingas)

  1. funk (foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour)
    Synonyms: inhaca, fedor

Etymology 2 edit

Perhaps from Kimbundu kaxingi.

Noun edit

catinga m (plural catingas)

  1. miser, nitpicker

Adjective edit

catinga m or f (plural catingas)

  1. stingy, narrow-minded

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'atinga.

Noun edit

catinga f (plural catingas)

  1. Alternative form of caatinga

Etymology 4 edit

Verb edit

catinga

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

References edit

  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013
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