Mato Grosso
geographical name
Ma·to Gros·so
| \ ˌma-tə-ˈgrō-(ˌ)sō
, -(ˌ)sü\
, -(ˌ)sü\
variants:
or formerly Matto Grosso
Definition of Mato Grosso
1
state of southwestern Brazil bordering Bolivia; capital Cuiabá area 352,400 square miles (912,716 square kilometers), population 3,035,122
2
plateau region in east central Mato Grosso state, Brazil