sertão

See also: Sertão

English

Noun

sertão

  1. (geography) A vast region in the hinterlands of a country, which can be vegetation-covered (as backwoods) or semi-arid.
  2. (geography) The semi-arid, inland portion of Northeastern Brazil, the sertão nordestino.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain, possible shortening of desertão (which is from deserto + -ão) or from Latin sertānus.

Noun

sertão m (plural sertões)

  1. (geography) sertão
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