"Maputo" meaning in English

See Maputo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /məˈpuːtəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Maputo.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Etymology tree Portuguese Maputobor. English Maputo Borrowed from Portuguese Maputo. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|pt:Maputo|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Portuguese Maputobor. English Maputo [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "Maputo", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pt" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Maputo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Maputo"> Borrowed from Portuguese Maputo. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maputo
  1. The capital city of Mozambique. Categories (place): Cities in Mozambique, Places in Mozambique Synonyms: Lourenço Marques (pre-independence), City of Acacias, Pearl of the Indian Ocean (english: nicknames) Translations (capital of Mozambique): Maputo (Afrikaans), مَابُوتُو (maputū) [masculine] (Arabic), Maputu (Asturian), 馬普托 /马普托 (Mǎpǔtuō) (Chinese Mandarin), Maputo [neuter] (Czech), Maputo (Danish), Maputo [neuter] (Dutch), Maputo (Esperanto), Maputo [neuter] (German), Mapútó [masculine] (Irish), マプト (Maputo) (Japanese), 마푸토 (Maputo) (Korean), Maputo [neuter] (Polish), Maputo [masculine] (Portuguese), Мапу́ту (Mapútu) [masculine] (Russian), Maputo (Spanish)
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  2. A river in southeastern Africa. Categories (place): Rivers in Africa
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "capital of Mozambique",
      "word": "Maputo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Maputo"
}

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