Mato Grosso

Etymology
From.

Usage notes
Do not confuse Mato Grosso (postal code MT) with its neighboring state that borders it on the south, Mato Grosso do Sul (postal code MS).

Translations

 * Arabic: مَاتُو غْرُوسُو
 * Armenian: Մատու Գրոսու
 * French:
 * Georgian: მატუ-გროსუ
 * Greek: Μάτο Γκρόσο
 * Japanese: マットグロッソ
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: Ма́ту-Гро́су
 * Spanish: Mato Grosso

Etymology
lit. 'thick woods'. This name was given by the bandeirantes in the 1730s.

Related terms

 * demonym