pampas

See also: Pampas

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpampəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

pampas (plural pampas)

1. The extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.
   • 2024 December 10, Tom Phillips, Facundo Iglesia, quoting Lara Trump, “Maga on the River Plate as global populist right descends on Argentina”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “As Argentina rises, America rises. As we prosper, you prosper. From the pampas to the Great Plains! From Patagonia to the Palisades! From the Rockies to the Andes! We will make our nations great again!” proclaimed Trump, 42, a rising Maga star who is married to the president-elect’s son Eric.

Derived terms

• pampas cat
• pampas deer
• pampas fox
• pampas grass
• pampasic

Anagrams

• MAPPAs, appams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pampa.

Noun

pampas f (uncountable)

1. pampas

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Spanish

Noun

pampas f pl

1. plural of pampa