Etymology

Goiás

Today it means: A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Goiânia. Full definition →

Portuguese Goiás
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromGoiás
  2. English todayGoiás

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Goiás, from earlier Goyaz of uncertain origin.

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