Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goiás

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: goias
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Goiânia.

name

A municipality, the former capital of the state of Goiás, Brazil.

Etymology

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

Questions

What does goiás mean?: A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil. Capital: Goiânia.
Where does goiás come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Goiás, from earlier Goyaz of uncertain origin.

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