campo

noun

cam·​po ˈkam-(ˌ)pō  ˈkäm- 

plural campos

: a grassland plain in South America with scattered perennial herbs

Synonyms of campo

• prairie
• steppe
• plain
• pampa
• grassland
• savanna

Examples of campo in a Sentence

vaqueros driving their herd of cattle across the campo

Recent Examples on the Web

First discovered: 3:41 p.m. Sep. 4 Initial location: San Diego County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Mutual Aid/campo A new wildfire was reported today at 3:41 p.m. in San Diego County, California. — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Indeed, Eugenio, whose large-scale figurative paintings have been exhibited across Europe, Latin America, and the US, exerts a fatherly influence across the campo. — Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025

Since 2019, Javier Farfan has been the quarterback — or, el mariscal de campo — overseeing a massive push to highlight the league-wide spectrum of Latinidad. — Alan Chazaro, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024

Some readers may note that three of the Marte daughters were born in the 1950s during the 30-year dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, yet there is no specific reference to his tyranny, his notorious preying on campo girls or the measures families took to protect them. — Patricia Engel, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, field, from Latin campus

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above