Tocantins

English

the Brazilian state of Tocantins

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtəʊkənˈtiːns/

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Proper noun

Tocantins

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

Translations

state in central Brazil

• Arabic: تُوكَانْتِينْسْ (tūkāntīns)
• French: Tocantins
• Portuguese: Tocantins (pt) m
• Russian: Тока́нтинс (Tokántins)
• Spanish: Tocantins

See also

• (states of Brazil) state of 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: en:States of Brazil)}

Anagrams

• Constantí, cantonist, nonstatic

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi tukã (“Toucan”) + tĩ (“beak”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tu.kɐ̃ˈtĩʃ/

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Proper noun

Tocantins m

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

   Synonym: (abbreviation) TO

2. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Derived terms

• tocantinense (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)}