catinga

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English

Noun

catinga (plural catingas)

  1. Alternative form of caatinga

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ĩɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧tin‧ga

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Tupi katinga.[1]

Noun

catinga f (plural catingas)

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

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Kimbundu kaxingi.

Noun

catinga m (plural catingas)

  1. miser, nitpicker

Adjective

catinga m or f (plural catingas)

  1. stingy, narrow-minded

Etymology 3

Noun

catinga f (plural catingas)

  1. Alternative form of caatinga
    • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Mudança [A New Home]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives]‎, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 9:
      A folhagem dos joazeiros appareceu longe, atravez dos galhos pelados da catinga rala.
      The juazeiros’ foliage was visible in the distance, through the caatinga brush’s bare branches.

Etymology 4

Verb

catinga

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

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN
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