São Paulo
/ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊ.loʊ/
São Paulo proper noun: a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo State, Brazil.
Proper noun
São Paulo
- A municipality, the state capital of São Paulo State, Brazil.
- The race around the Interlagos circuit in São Paolo effectively became a 12-lap dash to the flag when Valtteri Bottas triggered the safety car after he pulled his Mercedes over with engine trouble.2019 November 17, Sarah Holt, “Verstappen wins Brazilian GP as Ferraris collide AND Gasly and Sainz claim first F1 podiums”, in CNN
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Paulo.
São Paulo meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu
São Paulo in Hindi
- city and state
- साओ पाउलो sāo pāulo
São Paulo in Marathi
- city and state
- साओ पाउलो sāo pāulo
São Paulo in Urdu
- city and state
- ساؤں پاؤلو sāõ pāolo
São Paulo in Telugu
- city and state
- సౌ పౌలో sau paulō, సాయో పౌలో sāyō paulō, సావో పాలో sāvō pālō
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- São Paulo in Arabic
- سَاو بَاوْلُو sāw bāwlū
- São Paulo in Persian
- سائو پائولو sâu pâulu
- São Paulo in Thai
- เซาเปาลู sao bpao loo
- São Paulo in Vietnamese
- São Paulo
- São Paulo in Myanmar
- ဆောပိုလိုမြို့ hcau:puilui-mrui.
Forms of São Paulo
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Origin of São Paulo
Borrowed from Portuguese São Paulo, named after Saint Paul. Doublet of Saint Paul. The city was originally named "São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga" meaning "Saint Paul of the fields of Piratininga". "Piratininga" comes from Old Tupi pirá (“fish”) and Old Tupi tininga (“to dry”) meaning "dried fish", after the fish that would be stranded on the shore of the Tietê River after a flood and left to dry out.
Questions about São Paulo
- What does São Paulo mean?
- São Paulo means a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo State, Brazil.
- What is São Paulo in Hindi?
- São Paulo in Hindi is साओ पाउलो (sāo pāulo). See São Paulo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is São Paulo?
- São Paulo is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce São Paulo?
- São Paulo is pronounced /ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊ.loʊ/.
Words near São Paulo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: São Paulo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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