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pampas en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpampəs/ (UK)
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Etymology

From (plural of) American Spanish pampa, from Quechua pampa (“land, ground”).

Meanings

1. (plural, singular) The extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.
   • […] that the pampa is above all, fit for the cereals. […] that is to say, on plains without trees analogous to our pampas, as also the maize on the savannahs which are the pampas of Louisiana, […] the soil of the pampa is "excessively fertile," and […] 1876, Richard Napp, The Argentine Republic, written in German by Richard Napp, assisted by several fellow-writers for the Central Argentine Commission on the centenary exhibition at Philadelphia (with several Maps), page 289
   • The pampas are flat, and present no significant barriers to the building of roads or railways. Even more important, the pampas are close to the major Argentine ports of Buenos Aires, Rosario, and Bahia Blanca. 1987, Carl E. Solberg, John D. Wirth, Thomas C. Heller, editors, The Prairies and the Pampas: Agrarian Policy in Canada and Argentina, 1880-1930, page 113:
   • The pampas is an ecological wonderland, teeming with life and natural beauty. The pampas is renowned for its sprawling grasslands, which are home to unique species of grasses, including Paspalum, Aristida, and Stipa. 2025, Joann Mendez, Pampas Paradise: Embracing the Natural Beauty of Argentina's Grasslands:

Forms

Coordinates

prairie · veld · steppe · plain · savanna

Deriveds

Japanese pampas grass · pampasic · pampas grass · pampas deer · pampas cat · pampas fox

Translations (3)

pl pampa (the grasslands of South America) · fi pampa (the grasslands of South America) · de Pampa (the grasslands of South America)