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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPampas
/ˈpæmpəz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The vast, treeless grassy plains of South America, particularly occupying parts of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil.
"Gauchos traditionally herd cattle across the vast green expanses of the pampas." - 2
Used specifically or attributively to refer to certain ornamental grasses native to these regions, such as pampas grass.
"Tall stalks of pampas grass swayed gently in the autumn breeze along the garden fence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the early 19th century directly from Spanish, where it derives from the Quechua word 'pampa', meaning 'plain' or 'flat expanse'. Originally used by explorers and naturalists to describe the vast South American lowlands, the term expanded in geographical and ecological literature to denote similar temperate grassland biomes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pampas" is said worldwide
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pampas
Transliteration: /pɑ̃.pa/
"Les immenses pampas d'Amérique du Sud abritent une faune riche."
Pampa
Transliteration: /ˈpampa/
"Die südamerikanischen Pampas sind bekannt für ihre riesigen Viehweiden."
pampa
Transliteration: /ˈpampa/
"La pampa argentina si estende a perdita d'occhio."
pampa
Transliteration: /ˈpampa/
"El gaucho cabalgaba solitario por la inmensa pampa."
pampa
Transliteration: /ˈpɐ̃pɐ/
"Os pampas sul-americanos cobrem grande parte do sul do Brasil."
पाम्पास
Transliteration: pampas
Script: दक्षिण अमेरिका के विशाल घास के मैदान
"दक्षिण अमेरिका के पाम्पास क्षेत्र में बड़े पैमाने पर पशुपालन किया जाता है।"
潘帕斯草原
Transliteration: Pānpàsī cǎoyuán
"潘帕斯草原是南美洲著名的农业和畜牧业区。"
팜파스
Transliteration: pampaseu
Script: 팜파스 초원
"남아메리카의 팜파스는 광활한 초원 지역이다."
パンパス
Transliteration: panpasu
Script: パンパス大平原
"アルゼンチンのパンパスには広大な草原が広がっている。"
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