Tapajós

proper noun

A river in the states of Pará, Amazonas and Mato Grosso, Brazil; a major tributary of the Amazon River

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in the states of Pará, Amazonas and Mato Grosso, Brazil; a major tributary of the Amazon River
  2. A proposed Brazilian state that would consist of the western part of the current state of Pará.
  3. A certain group of Northern Jê languages.

    Synonyms: Suyá, Trans-Xingu

noun
  1. pluralplural of Tapajó

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA certain group of Northern Jê languages.

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Origin

  1. PortugueseTapajós
  2. PortugueseTapajós
  3. EnglishTapajós

Borrowed from Portuguese Tapajós.

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Translations

Portuguese Tapajós
  • TapajósBrazilian river
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APA

Tapajós. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tapaj%C3%B3s

MLA

“Tapajós.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tapaj%C3%B3s. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tapajós,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tapaj%C3%B3s.

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