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US /ˈpæmpə/ UK /ˈpæmpə/
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Synonyms
1 noun · an extensive, usually... prairieplaingrasslandsteppe
Word family
Forms pampas
Related forms Pampasgauchosavanna

Etymology

Borrowed through American Spanish pampa from Quechua pampa, 'plain or level ground.' The regular English plural is pampas; capitalized the Pampas names the great lowland region of South America.

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