Mato Grosso

/ˈmæt.oʊ ˈɡɹoʊ.soʊ//ˈmæt.u-//ˈmæt.ə-//-ˈɡɹɒ-/

proper noun

A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Cuiabá.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Cuiabá.

Origin

  1. PortugueseMato Grosso
  2. PortugueseMato Grosso
  3. EnglishMato Grosso

Borrowed from Portuguese Mato Grosso.

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Translations

Arabic مَاتُو غْرُوسُو
  • مَاتُو غْرُوسُو (mātū ḡrūsū)state in central-western Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 馬托格羅索 /马托格罗索
  • 馬托格羅索 /马托格罗索 (Mǎtuōgéluósuǒ)state in central-western Brazil
French Mato Grosso
  • Mato Grossostate in central-western Brazil
Greek Μάτο Γκρόσο
  • Μάτο Γκρόσο (Máto Gkróso)state in central-western Brazil
Japanese マットグロッソ
  • マットグロッソ (Mattogurosso)state in central-western Brazil
Korean 마투그로수
  • 마투그로수 (matugeurosu)state in central-western Brazil
Portuguese Mato Grosso
  • Mato Grossostate in central-western Brazil
Russian Ма́ту-Гро́су
  • Ма́ту-Гро́су (Mátu-Grósu)state in central-western Brazil
Spanish Mato Grosso
  • Mato Grossostate in central-western Brazil
Ukrainian Ма́ту-Гро́су
  • Ма́ту-Гро́су (Mátu-Hrósu)state in central-western Brazil
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APA

Mato Grosso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mato%20Grosso

MLA

“Mato Grosso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mato%20Grosso. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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