† campon.¹

Etymology: ? < Latin campus field, perhaps in some such phrase as in campo ‘in the play-ground’; or ? < Italian campo field.

Obsolete School slang.

Play-field, play-ground.

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society > education > place of education > educational buildings > [noun] > school > school playground

campo1612

playground1768

yard1808

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > [noun] > playground

campo1612

play-greenc1650

playground1768

playing-croft1804

yard1808

tot lot1944

adventure playground1953

1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xxx. 299 Without running out to the Campo (as they tearme it) at schoole times.

1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xxx. 299 There is no day but they will all looke for so much time or more, to the Campo.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

campon.²

/ˈkampo/

Etymology: American Spanish, < Portuguese or Spanish campo field, open country (see camp n.²).

In Brazil, a grass plain with occasional stunted trees, a savannah. Also attributive.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain > in specific country

savannah1555

llano1613

vega1645

steppea1670

pampasa1672

pampas1703

prairie1773

veld1785

Great Plains1794

puszta1839

campo1863

polje1894

mudflats1947

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. i. 20 The country around Santarem..is a campo region; a slightly elevated and undulating tract of land, wooded only in patches, or with single scattered trees.

1931 L. D. Stamp in W. Rose Outl. Mod. Knowl. 831 The campos of Brazil.

1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands ii. 79 Leaving the Alpine-like regions,..he will cross the great campos, a huge arena made to the measure of..the vaqueiros.

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campo flicker n. (also campos flicker) a black, white, and yellow woodpecker, Colaptes campestris, of eastern South America.

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1912 Ld. Brabourne & C. Chubb Birds S. Amer. I. 168 Colaptes campestris... Pampas flicker. Carpentero: Pica-páo do Campo.]

1966 R. Meyer de Schauensee Species of Birds 218 Campos flicker. Campos regions of Brazil.

1984 Biotropica 16 118/2 Several birds were seen to nest in holes in Cornitermes mounds—kestrels.., peach-fronted parakeets..—and park guards report a similar behavior for campo flickers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	campo
释义	† campon.¹ Etymology: ? < Latin campus field, perhaps in some such phrase as in campo ‘in the play-ground’; or ? < Italian campo field. Obsolete School slang. Play-field, play-ground. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > educational buildings > [noun] > school > school playground campo1612 playground1768 yard1808 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > [noun] > playground campo1612 play-greenc1650 playground1768 playing-croft1804 yard1808 tot lot1944 adventure playground1953 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xxx. 299 Without running out to the Campo (as they tearme it) at schoole times. 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xxx. 299 There is no day but they will all looke for so much time or more, to the Campo. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019). campon.² /ˈkampo/ Etymology: American Spanish, < Portuguese or Spanish campo field, open country (see camp n.²). In Brazil, a grass plain with occasional stunted trees, a savannah. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain > in specific country savannah1555 llano1613 vega1645 steppea1670 pampasa1672 pampas1703 prairie1773 veld1785 Great Plains1794 puszta1839 campo1863 polje1894 mudflats1947 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. i. 20 The country around Santarem..is a campo region; a slightly elevated and undulating tract of land, wooded only in patches, or with single scattered trees. 1931 L. D. Stamp in W. Rose Outl. Mod. Knowl. 831 The campos of Brazil. 1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands ii. 79 Leaving the Alpine-like regions,..he will cross the great campos, a huge arena made to the measure of..the vaqueiros. Draft additions December 2005 campo flicker n. (also campos flicker) a black, white, and yellow woodpecker, Colaptes campestris, of eastern South America. ΚΠ 1912 Ld. Brabourne & C. Chubb Birds S. Amer. I. 168 Colaptes campestris... Pampas flicker. Carpentero: Pica-páo do Campo.] 1966 R. Meyer de Schauensee Species of Birds 218 Campos flicker. Campos regions of Brazil. 1984 Biotropica 16 118/2 Several birds were seen to nest in holes in Cornitermes mounds—kestrels.., peach-fronted parakeets..—and park guards report a similar behavior for campo flickers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.¹1612n.²1863
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† campon.1

campon.2

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† campon.¹

campon.²