Meanings
proper noun
- A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Campo Grande.
Origin
- Brazilian PortugueseMato Grosso do Sul
- EnglishMato Grosso do Sul
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Mato Grosso do Sul (literally “Thick Forest of the South”)
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Arabic مَاتُو غْرُوسُو دُو سُولْ
- مَاتُو غْرُوسُو دُو سُولْ (mātū ḡrūsū dū sūl)state in south-western Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 南馬托格羅索 /南马托格罗索
- 南馬托格羅索 /南马托格罗索state in south-western Brazil
Dutch Mato Grosso do Sul
- Mato Grosso do Sulstate in south-western Brazil
French Mato Grosso du Sud
- Mato Grosso du Sudstate in south-western Brazil
Greek Μάτο Γκρόσο ντο Σουλ
- Μάτο Γκρόσο ντο Σουλ (Máto Gkróso nto Soul)state in south-western Brazil
Italian Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso del Sud
- Mato Grosso do Sulstate in south-western Brazil
- Mato Grosso del Sudstate in south-western Brazil
Japanese マットグロッソ・ド・スル州, 南マットグロッソ州
- マットグロッソ・ド・スル州 (Mattogurosso do suru-shū)state in south-western Brazil
- 南マットグロッソ州 (Minami Mattogurosso-shū)state in south-western Brazil
Korean 마투그로수두술
- 마투그로수두술 (matugeurosudusul)state in south-western Brazil
Latin Matogrossensis Australis
- Matogrossensis Australisstate in south-western Brazil
Portuguese Mato Grosso do Sul
- Mato Grosso do Sulstate in south-western Brazil
Russian Ма́ту-Гро́су-ду-Сул
- Ма́ту-Гро́су-ду-Сул (Mátu-Grósu-du-Sul)state in south-western Brazil
Spanish Mato Grosso del Sur
- Mato Grosso del Surstate in south-western Brazil
Ukrainian Ма́ту-Гро́су-ду-Сул
- Ма́ту-Гро́су-ду-Сул (Mátu-Hrósu-du-Sul)state in south-western Brazil
Cite this entry
APA
Mato Grosso do Sul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mato%20Grosso%20do%20Sul
MLA
“Mato Grosso do Sul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mato%20Grosso%20do%20Sul. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mato Grosso do Sul,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mato%20Grosso%20do%20Sul.
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