campo

cam·po

noun \ˈkam-(ˌ)pō, ˈkäm-\

plural campos

Definition of CAMPO

: a grassland plain in South America with scattered perennial herbs

Examples of CAMPO

1. <vaqueros driving their herd of cattle across the campo>

Origin of CAMPO

American Spanish, from Spanish, field, from Latin campus

First Known Use: 1863

Related to CAMPO

Synonyms: plain, champaign, down(s), grassland, heath, lea (or ley), llano, moor, pampa, prairie, savanna (also savannah), steppe, tundra, veld (or veldt)

Related Words: field, meadow; floodplain; bottom, bottomland, flat, lowland; plateau, table, tableland, upland

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