pampa

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

Examples of PAMPA

1. <a folktale about gauchos on the pampas>

Origin of PAMPA

American Spanish, from Quechua

First Known Use: 1704

Related to PAMPA

Synonyms: campo, champaign, down(s), grassland, heath, lea (or ley), llano, moor, plain, 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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