catinga
Spanish, noun/kaˈtinɡa/
catinga is spelled C-A-T-I-N-G-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Spanish, the 200,060th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catinga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “funk (foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Olor intenso y desagradable”.
What does catinga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefunk (foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Olor intenso y desagradable. 2. En particular, catinga₁ de la transpiración humana. 3. En particular, catinga₂ que el estereotipo racista solía adjudicar a los nativos y negros. 4. Bosque subtropical de plantas de hoja caduca.
noun: 1. Soldado del ejército de tierra.
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona, de gusto vulgar o inferior, y hábitos incultos. 2. Dicho de una cosa, propia de alguien catinga ₆.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of catinga
- catingas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce catinga?
- /kaˈtinɡa/
- [kaˈt̪ĩŋ.ɡa]
- [kaˈt̪ĩŋga]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is catinga in Spanish?
catinga appears about once in every 31 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).