sertão

Meaning

1. (countable, masculine, uncountable) sertão
2. (broadly, countable, masculine, uncountable) sertão

Concepts

backwoods

bush

hinterland

backland

Translations

Wildnis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seʁˈtɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: sertānus

In summary

Uncertain, possible shortening of desertão (“big desert”) (which is from deserto + -ão) or from Latin sertānus.