No. 4,185 in Portuguese
tabatinga
"Tabatinga" is a type of clay-rich soil often found in riverbanks and used in pottery.
In a sentence
A cidade de Tabatinga fica na região do Amazonas.
The city of Tabatinga is located in the Amazonas region.
In this sentence, 'Tabatinga' is used as a proper noun referring to a specific location, a city in Brazil.
O solo de tabatinga é muito comum em regiões tropicais.
Tabatinga soil is very common in tropical regions.
Here, 'tabatinga' is a common noun referring to a type of clay-rich soil.
Os antigos utilizavam tabatinga para fazer tijolos.
The ancients used tabatinga to make bricks.
In this usage, 'tabatinga' refers to the material (clay) utilized in construction.
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