Etymology

Tres Rios

Today it means: A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Full definition →

Portuguese Três Rios ← Spanish Tres Ríos
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The story

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromTres Ríos
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromTrês Rios
  3. English todayTres Rios

* (Brazil): Borrowed from Portuguese Três Rios. * (Costa Rica): Borrowed from Spanish Tres Ríos.

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