catinga

catinga (plural catingas)

1. Alternative form of caatinga.

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

Borrowed from Old Tupi katinga.^[1]

catinga f (plural catingas)

1. funk (foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour)

   Synonyms: inhaca, fedor

Perhaps from Kimbundu kaxingi.

catinga m (plural catingas)

1. miser, nitpicker

catinga m or f (plural catingas)

1. stingy, narrow-minded

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.

catinga

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