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.

Anagrams

• astore, oaters, orates, osetra

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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