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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAMPAS

From American Spanish pampa (sing), from Quechua bamba plain.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAMPAS

pampas  [ˈpæmpəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAMPAS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pampas is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAMPAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Pampas

The Pampas are fertile South American lowlands, covering more than 750,000 km2, that include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Córdoba; most of Uruguay; and the southernmost Brazilian State, Rio Grande do Sul. These vast plains are a natural region only interrupted by the low Ventana and Tandil hills near Bahía Blanca and Tandil, with a height of 1,300 m and 500 m respectively. The climate is mild, with precipitation of 600 mm to 1,200 mm, more or less evenly distributed through the year, making the soils appropriate for agriculture. This area is also one of the distinct physiography provinces of the larger Paraná-Paraguay Plain division. These plains contain unique wildlife because of the different terrains around it. Some of this wildlife includes the rhea, the pampas deer, several species of armadillos, the pampas fox, the White-eared opossum, the Elegant Crested Tinamou, and several other species.

Definition of pampas in the English dictionary

The definition of pampas in the dictionary is the extensive grassy plains of temperate South America, esp in Argentina.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAMPAS


calipers
ˈkælɪpəz
callipers
ˈkælɪpəz
capers
ˈkeɪpəz
champers
ˈʃæmpəz
choppers
ˈtʃɒpəz
clippers
ˈklɪpəz
endpapers
ˈɛndpeɪpəz
Gompers
ˈɡɒmpəz
jeepers
ˈdʒiːpəz ˈkriːpəz
jodhpurs
ˈdʒɒdpəz
lampers
ˈlæmpəz
nippers
ˈnɪpəz
papers
ˈpeɪpəz
paratroopers
ˈpærəˌtruːpəz
peepers
ˈpiːpəz
rompers
ˈrɒmpəz
vespers
ˈvɛspəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAMPAS

pampas grass
pampean
pampelmoose
pampelmouse
Pampeluna
pamper
pampered
pamperedness
pamperer
pampero
pamphlet
pamphleteer
pamphleteering
pamphrey
Pamphylia
Pamplona
pampoen
pampootie

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAMPAS

Chiapas
compas
fau-pas
faux pas
Herod Antipas
lampas
mauvais pas
pas
Scopas
Tamaulipas
tapas
upas

Synonyms and antonyms of pampas in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pampas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAMPAS

Find out the translation of pampas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pampas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pampas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

潘帕斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pampas
570 millions of speakers

English

pampas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Pampas
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بمب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пампасы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pampas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Pampas
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pampas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pampas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pampas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パンパス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팜파스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pampas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng cỏ ở nam my
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாம்பாஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंपस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pampa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pampas
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pampa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пампаси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pampas
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παμπάς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pampas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pampas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pampas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pampas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAMPAS»

The term «pampas» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.124 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAMPAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pampas» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pampas» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pampas

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAMPAS»

Discover the use of pampas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pampas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Freud in the Pampas: The Emergence and Development of a ...
This is a fascinating history of how psychoanalysis became an essential element of contemporary Argentine culture—in the media, in politics, and in daily private lives.
Mariano Ben Plotkin, 2001
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The Rise of Capitalism on the Pampas: The Estancias of ...
Amaral focuses on the estancia, livestock firms, that led the economic growth of Buenos Aires in the early 1800s.
Samuel Amaral, 2002
3
Tales of the Pampas
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
W. H. Hudson, 2012
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Cycling Through the Pampas: Fictionalized Accounts of Jewish ...
My comparative study focuses on the negotiation of national, regional, religious, and ethnic identity in the works of four Latin American Jewish authors: Argentines Alberto Gerchunoff and Rebeca Mactas, and Brazilians Frida Alexandr and ...
James A. Hussar, 2008
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Pioneering in the Pampas
and things have now come to such a pass that the Government must come to our help, or else the confidence with which foreigners are flocking to those Pampas, to the increasing prosperity of the Republic, will be shaken, and the immigration ...
Richard Arthur Seymour, 1870
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Being in the pampas: the question of being in Argentine ...
Explores the question of being through readings of Parmenides's Poem, Zeno's paradoxes, and Plato's Parmenides.
Julio César Díaz, 2006
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Gauchos of the Pampas and Their Horses
Additional Contributor Is Herbert Faulkner West.
W. H. Hudson, R. B. Cunninghame Graham, 2012
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The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas
"Reprint, with minor changes, of the 1955 translation of Gerchunoff's 1910 classic volume about Jewish immigrants in rural Argentina.
Alberto Gerchunoff, 1998
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Gerstaecker's Travels. Rio de Janiero-Buenos Ayres-Ride ...
THE PAMPAS. ON the 21st we entered the province of Santa Fé; and what in Buenos Ayres had perhaps been scarcely more than a vague report, that “the Indians of the pampas had again risen, and were threatening the settlements of the ...
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian GERSTAECKER, 1854
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From Caledonia to the Pampas: Two Accounts by Early Scottish ...
This text contains two records of Scottish Argentinian experience: William Grierson's The Voyage of the Symmetry and Faith Hard Tried: the Memoir of Jane Robson.
Iain A. D. Stewart, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAMPAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pampas is used in the context of the following news items.
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Travel: River deep, mountain high in Argentina
... remote north-west of the country and any preconceptions I had of Argentina being a land of endless pampas grass were quickly dispelled. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
2
John Meislin started a study abroad program for outstanding teens …
... will join local musicians in a “songs for peace” program; the Uruguay team will explore gaucho culture in the Southern American pampas. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
3
Las Pampas Grill & Bar Is an Example of Fine Dining and Argentine …
And it's exactly what you'll get at the 7-month-old Las Pampas Grill & Bar, a sophisticated South American steak house with a barrio-esque ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jul 15»
4
Arena Minerals Enters Into US$16 Millon Option Agreement With …
In addition the Company also has the Pampas El Penon project, ... The Pampas El Penon and Capricornio properties comprise Arena Minerals ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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Cuenca Compares His Boxing Style To That of Mayweather
I want to bring the world title home to Argentina, a country with a proud lineage of great fighters dating back to “The Wild Bull of the Pampas” ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
6
Taste of Edmonton goes downtown
“There's Pampas, they was a huge hit last year, Lingnan was another one as well as Norman's Restaurant who, of course, for the last two years ... «iNews880.com, Jul 15»
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Gauchos and grass: protecting Argentina's Pampas
Biodiversity: The Argentinian Pampas is a complex ecosystem that includes species such as the Nandu flightless bird, and the now extremely ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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OIL AND GAS PRICES FOR JULY 15
Chesapeake Operating LLC; Pampas 32-27-11 No. 1H Well; NE1/4 NW1/4 NW1/4 NE1/4 (SL) of 32-27N-11W; 212 barrels oil per day, ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
9
Stanford Federal Credit Union building undergoes remodeling
The Stanford Federal Credit Union (FCU), located on Pampas Lane, will begin remodeling its building this month; the process is expected to ... «The Stanford Daily, Jul 15»
10
'Aurora' journeys in a new direction
... and he imagines an absolutely convincing shipboard environment of various biomes modeled on Earth, from the Arctic to the pampas. «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pampas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pampas>. Apr 2024 ».
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