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- US Pronunciation
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- [kam-poh, kahm-]
- /ˈkæm poʊ, ˈkɑm-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kam-poh, kahm-]
- /ˈkæm poʊ, ˈkɑm-/
Definitions of campo word
- noun campo level or undulating savanna country, esp in the uplands of Brazil 3
- noun campo a level, grassy plain in South America, often with scattered plants and small trees 3
- noun plural campo (in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain. 1
- noun campo a town in S Texas. 1
- noun campo (in South America, especially Brazil), a grass plain with occasional stunted trees. 1
- noun campo (Slang) (US) A police officer assigned to a university campus. 0
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Origin of campo
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Spanish < Latin campus field
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Campo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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campo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
campo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for campo
noun campo
- pasture — Rogier [French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/ (Show IPA), or Roger [French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), de la [French duh-la] /French də la/ (Show IPA), Weyden, Rogier van der.
- prairie — a historical novel (1827) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- steppe — an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
- savanna — a plain characterized by coarse grasses and scattered tree growth, especially on the margins of the tropics where the rainfall is seasonal, as in eastern Africa.
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