Maputo

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Maputo

  • /məˈpuːtəʊ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese Maputo.

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Mozambique. Then came a rough exultant voice, ‘This is the Voice of Zimbabwe broadcasting from Maputo!’

    Similar: Lourenço Marques, City of Acacias, Pearl of the Indian Ocean

  2. A river in southeastern Africa.

Translations

Every language

name capital of Mozambique

EspañolMaputo
한국어마푸토 Maputo
日本語マプト Maputo
中文馬普托 /马普托 Mǎpǔtuō
PortuguêsMaputo
DeutschMaputo
РусскийМапу́ту Mapútu
العربيةمَابُوتُو maputū

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MLA

"Maputo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maputo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Maputo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maputo

Chicago

"Maputo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maputo.

BibTeX
@misc{maputo_2026,
  title = {Maputo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maputo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}