Etymology

Cuiabá

Today it means: A municipality, the state capital of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Full definition →

Brazilian Portuguese Cuiabá ← Old Tupi kuîaba
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The story

  1. Old Tupi · derived fromkuîaba
  2. Brazilian Portuguese · borrowed fromCuiabá
  3. English todayCuiabá

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Cuiabá, from Old Tupi kuîaba.

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