catinga

== English == === Noun === catinga (plural catingas) Alternative form of caatinga. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ĩɡɐ Hyphenation: ca‧tin‧ga === Etymology 1 === Unknown. Either borrowed from Old Tupi katinga or Kimbundu katinga. ==== Noun ==== catinga f (plural catingas) funk (foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour) Synonyms: inhaca, fedor === Etymology 2 === Perhaps from Kimbundu kaxingi. ==== Noun ==== catinga m (plural catingas) miser, nitpicker ==== Adjective ==== catinga m or f (plural catingas) stingy, narrow-minded === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== catinga f (plural catingas) alternative form of caatinga === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== catinga inflection of catingar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “catinga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “catinga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈtinɡa/ [kaˈt̪ĩŋ.ɡa] Rhymes: -inɡa Syllabification: ca‧tin‧ga ==== Noun ==== catinga f (plural catingas) funk (foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour) === Further reading === “catinga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025