Xingú
[ shing-goo ]
noun
a river flowing N through central Brazil to the Amazon. 1,300 miles (2,090 km) long.
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How to use Xingú in a sentence
Parallel to the Tapajos, and about two hundred miles distant, flows the Xingú.
The Andes and the Amazon | James Orton
British Dictionary definitions for Xingú
Xingú
/ (Portuguese ʃiŋˈɡu) /
noun
a river in central Brazil, rising on the Mato Grosso plateau and flowing north to the Amazon delta, with over 650 km (400 miles) of rapids in its middle course. Length: 1932 km (1200 miles)
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