Synonyms for pampas


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pam-puh z; attributively pam-puh s; Spanish pahm-pahs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæm pəz; attributively ˈpæm pəs; Spanish ˈpɑm pɑs

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Définition of pampas

Origin :
  • "large plains of South America," 1704, from Spanish pampas, plural of pampa, from Quechua (Peru) pampa "a plain."
  • As in grassland : noun meadow
Example sentences :
  • His plane, slow though it was, would carry him to the pampas.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • The Egyptian cat and the Pampas cat are sandy or earth-coloured.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • This very striking when we think of cattle of Pampas, plants ?
  • Extract from : « The Foundations of the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
  • Were they wild beasts from the Pampas, or herds of llamas and vicunas?
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • A long while ago; the sun has brought two summers since then to the Pampas.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • It was pronounced excellent, and even superior to the festivities of the Pampas.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • But what description of Indians did he reckon on meeting in this part of the Pampas?
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • This hair-ball had been taken from a cow that fed on the Pampas of Buenos Ayres.
  • Extract from : « Delineations of the Ox Tribe » by George Vasey
  • This excursion to the pampas leans to one conclusion of some importance.
  • Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
  • The carbuncle of the Dung-Beetle of the Pampas suggested the question.
  • Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre

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