Maputo

M3A1P3U1T1O1
/məˈpuːtəʊ/

proper noun

The capital city of Mozambique.

Similar
Lourenço MarquesCity of AcaciasPearl of the Indian Ocean
OriginPortuguese Maputo →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Mozambique.

    Then came a rough exultant voice, ‘This is the Voice of Zimbabwe broadcasting from Maputo!’

    2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 114

    Synonyms: Lourenço Marques, City of Acacias, Pearl of the Indian Ocean

  2. A river in southeastern Africa.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of Mozambique.

Similar
Lourenço MarquesCity of AcaciasPearl of the Indian Ocean

Origin

  1. PortugueseMaputo
  2. PortugueseMaputo
  3. EnglishMaputo

Borrowed from Portuguese Maputo.

More words from Portuguese

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Translations

Afrikaans Maputo
  • Maputocapital of Mozambique
Arabic مَابُوتُو
  • مَابُوتُو (maputū)capital of Mozambique
Chinese Mandarin 馬普托 /马普托
  • 馬普托 /马普托 (Mǎpǔtuō)capital of Mozambique
Czech Maputo
  • Maputocapital of Mozambique
Danish Maputo
  • Maputocapital of Mozambique
Dutch Maputo
  • Maputocapital of Mozambique
Esperanto Maputo
  • Maputocapital of Mozambique
German Maputo
  • Maputocapital of Mozambique
Irish Mapútó
  • Mapútócapital of Mozambique
Japanese マプト
  • マプト (Maputo)capital of Mozambique
Korean 마푸토
  • 마푸토 (Maputo)capital of Mozambique
Polish Maputo
  • Maputocapital of Mozambique
Portuguese Maputo
  • Maputocapital of Mozambique
Russian Мапу́ту
  • Мапу́ту (Mapútu)capital of Mozambique
Spanish Maputo
  • Maputocapital of Mozambique
Cite this entry
APA

Maputo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maputo

MLA

“Maputo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maputo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maputo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maputo.

Source: Maputo on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.