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tocantins

/ˌtəʊkənˈtiːns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
to-cantins
IPA
/ˌtəʊkənˈtiːns/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tocantins, tukã

Phrases

Tocantins River

Questions

How do you pronounce tocantins?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtəʊkənˈtiːns/.
What does tocantins mean?
A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Palmas.
Where does tocantins come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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