paramo

par·a·mo

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Definitions of paramo word

noun plural paramo a high, cold plateau of South America. 1
noun paramo a high plateau in the Andes between the tree line and the permanent snow line 0
noun paramo any high, barren plain in the South American tropics, esp. in the Andes 0

before 1750

One of the 47% newest English words

1750-60; < American Spanish; Spanish páramo barren plain; presumably of pre-Latin orig.

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