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pampa

noun
pam·​pa | \ ˈpam-pə, ˈpäm- \
plural pampas\ ˈpam-​pəz , -​pəs, ˈpäm-​ \

Definition of pampa 

: an extensive generally grass-covered plain of temperate South America east of the Andes : prairie
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a folktale about gauchos on the pampas

First Known Use of pampa

1674, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for pampa

American Spanish, from Quechua

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The first known use of pampa was in 1674

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