Goiás

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Goiás, from earlier Goyaz of uncertain origin but possibly an Old Tupi endonym. === Proper noun === Goiás A state of the Center-West Region, Brazil, around the city. Capital: Goiânia. A city and municipality of the state of Goiás, Brazil, and its former capital. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === agios == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Goiaz, Goyaz (obsolete) === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "equal individual" or "people of same origin". Some traditions refer to a mythical tribe called the "Goiases". (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -as, -ajs, (Portugal) -aʃ Hyphenation: Go‧iás === Proper noun === Goiás m (demonym goiano) Goiás (a state of the Central-West Region, Brazil; capital: Goiânia) Synonym: GO (abbreviation) Goiás (a municipality, the former capital of Goias, Brazil) Synonym: Goiás Velho === See also ===