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- [pam-puh z; attributively pam-puh s; Spanish pahm-pahs]
- /ˈpæm pəz; attributively ˈpæm pəs; Spanish ˈpɑm pɑs/
- /ˈpæm.pəs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pam-puh z; attributively pam-puh s; Spanish pahm-pahs]
- /ˈpæm pəz; attributively ˈpæm pəs; Spanish ˈpɑm pɑs/
Definitions of pampas word
- noun pampas a city in N Texas. 1
- noun pampas grassland 1
- singular noun pampas The pampas is the large area of flat, grassy land in South America. 0
- noun plural pampas the extensive grassy plains of temperate South America, esp in Argentina 0
- noun plural pampas (as modifier) 0
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Origin of pampas
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; < American Spanish, plural of pampa < Quechua: flat, unbounded plain
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Parts of speech for Pampas
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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pampas popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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".
pampas usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pampas
noun pampas
- campo — level or undulating savanna country, esp in the uplands of Brazil
- campos — a city in E Brazil, in E Rio de Janeiro state on the Paraíba River. Pop: 388 000 (2005 est)
- grassland — an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.
- llano — an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
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