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pampa
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pam·pa

noun \ˈpam-pə, ˈpäm-\
plural pam·pas \-pəz, -pəs\

Definition of PAMPA

: an extensive generally grass-covered plain of temperate South America east of the Andes : prairie
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Examples of PAMPA

  1. <a folktale about gauchos on the pampas>

Origin of PAMPA

American Spanish, from Quechua
First Known Use: 1704

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

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