Mato Grosso

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Mato Grosso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmæt.oʊ ˈɡɹoʊ.soʊ/, /ˈmæt.u-/, /ˈmæt.ə-/, /-ˈɡɹɑ-/
Audio (US): (file)

Proper noun

Mato Grosso

A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Cuiabá.

Usage notes

Do not confuse Mato Grosso (postal code MT) with its neighboring state that borders it on the south, Mato Grosso do Sul (postal code MS).

Coordinate terms

states of Braziledit

Translations

state in central-western Brazil

Arabic: مَاتُو غْرُوسُو (mātū ḡrūsū)
Armenian: Մատու Գրոսու (Matu Grosu)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬托格羅索 / 马托格罗索 (zh) (Mǎtuōgéluósuǒ)
French: Mato Grosso (fr)
Georgian: მატუ-გროსუ (maṭu-grosu)
Greek: Μάτο Γκρόσο (Máto Gkróso)
Japanese: マットグロッソ (Mattogurosso)
Korean: 마투그로수 (matugeurosu)
Portuguese: Mato Grosso (pt) m
Russian: Ма́ту-Гро́су (Mátu-Grósu)
Spanish: Mato Grosso
Ukrainian: Ма́ту-Гро́су (Mátu-Hrósu)

Further reading

Category:Mato Grosso on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mato Grosso on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
Mato Grosso on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “thick woods”. This name was given by the bandeirantes in the 1730s.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.to ˈɡɾo.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su/ [ˈma.tu ˈɣɾo.su]

Audio (Brazil): (file)

Proper noun

Mato Grosso m

a state of the Central-West Region, Brazil; capital: Cuiabá
Synonym: MT (abbreviation)

Derived terms

Mato Grosso do Sul

Related terms

mato-grossense (demonym)

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit