catanduva
Portuguese, noun/ka.tɐ̃ˈdu.vɐ/
catanduva is spelled C-A-T-A-N-D-U-V-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,272nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catanduva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “thicket; scrub (thick vegetation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mato espinhoso, que brota em terreno agriculturalmente impróprio”.
What does catanduva mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineobsoletethicket; scrub (thick vegetation)
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculineobsoletetree of the species Pityrocarpa moniliformis
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de São Paulo
noun: 1. mato espinhoso, que brota em terreno agriculturalmente impróprio
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of catanduva
- catanduvas plural
- caatanduva alternative
- catanduba alternative
- catunduva alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce catanduva?
- Brazil /ka.tɐ̃ˈdu.vɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ.tɐ̃ˈdu.vɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ.tɐ̃ˈdu.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is catanduva in Portuguese?
catanduva appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).