Cuiabá

proper noun

A municipality, the state capital of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese Cuiabá ← Old Tupi kuîaba →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A municipality, the state capital of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Origin

  1. Old Tupikuîaba
  2. Brazilian PortugueseCuiabá
  3. EnglishCuiabá

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Cuiabá, from Old Tupi kuîaba.

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Cuiabá. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuiab%C3%A1

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“Cuiabá.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuiab%C3%A1. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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