Goiás

See also: Goias

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Goiás, from earlier Goyaz of uncertain origin.

Proper noun

Goiás

1. Alternative form of Goias, a state of Brazil.

Anagrams

• agios

Portuguese

Goiás, Brazil

Etymology

From earlier Goyaz, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "equal individual" or "people of same origin". Some traditions refer to a mythical tribe called the "Goiases".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡojˈa(j)s/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡojˈa(j)s/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡojˈa(j)ʃ/ [ɡoɪ̯ˈa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡojˈaʃ/

• Audio (Brazil):

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Proper noun

Goiás m

1. Goias (a state of the Central-West Region, Brazil; capital: Goiânia)

   Synonym: GO (abbreviation)

2. Goias (a city in the state of Goias, Brazil, and its former capital)

   Synonym: Goiás Velho

Related terms

• goiano (demonym)

See also

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}