Paranaíba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A municipality of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
  2. A river in Brazil whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains.

Word forms

Paranaíba

Etymology

From Old Tupi paraná (“river”) + Old Tupi aíba (“bad”).

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