Mato Grosso do Sul
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Mato Grosso do Sul (literally “Thick Forest of the South”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmæt.oʊ ˈɡɹoʊ.soʊ doʊ ˈsul/, /ˈmæt.u-/, /ˈmæt.ə-/, /-ˈɡɹɑ-/, /-də-/, /-ˈsʌl/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Mato Grosso do Sul
- A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande.
Usage notes
Do not confuse Mato Grosso do Sul (abbreviated MS) with its neighboring state that borders it on the north, Mato Grosso (abbreviated MT).
Other names that were proposed, at the time of the state's establishment and afterwards, include "Pantanal" (a reference to its best known geographical feature) and "Maracaju" (a reference to the Maracaju Mountain Range that crosses the state from north to south).
Coordinate terms
states of Braziledit
Translations
state in south-western Brazil
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Further reading
- Category:Mato Grosso do Sul on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mato Grosso do Sul on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Mato Grosso do Sul on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “South Mato Grosso”, because was originally the southern part of Mato Grosso that split from it in the late 1970s, forming a new state.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsuw/ [ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsuʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈma.to ˈɡɾo.so do ˈsuw/ [ˈma.to ˈɡɾo.so do ˈsuʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsul/ [ˈma.tu ˈɣɾo.su ðu ˈsuɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈma.tu ˈɡɾo.su du ˈsu.li/ [ˈma.tu ˈɣɾo.su ðu ˈsu.li]
Audio (Brazil): (file)
Proper noun
- a state of the Central-West Region, Brazil; capital: Campo Grande
- Synonym: MS (abbreviation)
Related terms
- sul-mato-grossense, mato-grossense-do-sul (demonyms)