Feminine

caatinga

Meaning

  1. (feminine, uncountable, usually) caatinga (sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil)
  2. (feminine, uncountable, usually) the vegetation of this biome

Concepts

cactus scrub

sclerophyllous scrub

semidesert scrub

Synonyms

chaparral

garrigue

mato semidesértico

Translations

Chaparral

Garrigue

Halbwüstenstrauch

Hartlaubgestrüpp

scrub

terrain d’arbrisseaux sauvages

matorral

scrub sclérophylle

scrub semi-désertique

عيص

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.aˈt͡ʃĩ.ɡɐ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi ka'atinga, from ka'a + ting + -a.

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