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.
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
Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “South Mato Grosso”. The region was originally the southern part of Mato Grosso that split from it in the late 1970s, forming a new state.
Other names that were proposed around the time of the state's founding include Pantanal (from its best known geographical feature) and Maracaju (from the Maracaju mountain range).
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
Mato Grosso do Sul m (abbreviation MS)
- a state of the Central-West Region, Brazil; capital: Campo Grande
Related terms
- mato-grossense-do-sul
- sul-mato-grossense