English Explanatory Dictionary

Xingu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A major river in Brazil that flows north into the Amazon delta.
  2. A cultural reservation in central Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso.
noun
  1. Any of several indigenous tribes of Amerindian peoples who live in the Xingu reservation.

Pronunciation

/ʃɪŋˈɡu/

Word forms

Xingu

Etymology

From Portuguese Xingu.

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