Etymology

Mato Grosso do Sul

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

Brazilian Portuguese Mato Grosso do Sul
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The story

  1. Brazilian Portuguese · borrowed fromMato Grosso do Sul
  2. English todayMato Grosso do Sul

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Mato Grosso do Sul (literally “Thick Forest of the South”)

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