catinga

English

Noun

catinga (plural catingas)

1. Alternative form of caatinga

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈtĩ.ɡɐ/

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Tupi katinga.

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]‎^[1], 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