Tocantins

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/ˌtəʊkənˈtiːns/

proper noun

A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Palmas.

OriginPortuguese Tocantins ← Old Tupi tukã →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Palmas.

Origin

  1. Old Tupitukã“Toucan”
  2. PortugueseTocantins
  3. EnglishTocantins

From Portuguese Tocantins, from Old Tupi tukã (“Toucan”) + tĩ (“beak”).

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Translations

Arabic تُوكَانْتِينْسْ
  • تُوكَانْتِينْسْ (tūkāntīns)state in central Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 托坎廷斯
  • 托坎廷斯 (Tuōkǎntíngsī)state in central Brazil
French Tocantins
  • Tocantinsstate in central Brazil
Greek Τοκαντίνς
  • Τοκαντίνς (Tokantíns)state in central Brazil
Japanese トカンティンス
  • トカンティンス (Tokantinsu)state in central Brazil
Korean 토칸칭스
  • 토칸칭스 (tokanchingseu)state in central Brazil
Portuguese Tocantins
  • Tocantinsstate in central Brazil
Russian Тока́нтинс
  • Тока́нтинс (Tokántins)state in central Brazil
Spanish Tocantins
  • Tocantinsstate in central Brazil
Ukrainian Тока́нтінс
  • Тока́нтінс (Tokántins)state in central Brazil

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Tocantins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tocantins. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tocantins,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tocantins.

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