Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pampas

/ˈpampəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: pam-pas
IPA: /ˈpampəs/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.

noun

Alternative form of pampas.

Example Sentences

"The pampas are flat, and present no significant barriers to the building of roads or railways. Even more important, the pampas are close to the major Argentine ports of Buenos Aires, Rosario, and Bahia Blanca."
"The pampas is an ecological wonderland, teeming with life and natural beauty. The pampas is renowned for its sprawling grasslands, which are home to unique species of grasses, including Paspalum, Aristida, and Stipa."
"[…] that the pampa is above all, fit for the cereals. […] that is to say, on plains without trees analogous to our pampas, as also the maize on the savannahs which are the pampas of Louisiana, […] the soil of the pampa is "excessively fertile," and […]"

Etymology

From (plural of) American Spanish pampa, from Quechua pampa (“land, ground”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: pampa

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpampəs/

Inflected Forms

pampa (singular, uncommon)

Derived Forms

pampasic

Phrases

Japanese pampas grass pampas cat pampas deer pampas fox pampas grass

Frequently Paired Words

plain prairie savanna steppe veld

Questions

How do you pronounce pampas?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpampəs/.
What does pampas mean?: The extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.
Where does pampas come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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