caatinga /kɑːˈtɪŋɡə 
/ ▸ noun (in Brazil) a large area of semi-arid country consisting of thorny shrubs and stunted trees: the indigo macaw lives in the caatinga
[as modifier] caatinga forest.
– ORIGIN via Portuguese from Tupi, from caá ‘natural vegetation’ + tinga ‘white’.
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