pampas

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpampaspam‧pas /ˈpæmpəs, -pəz/ noun → the pampasExamples from the Corpuspampas• Oil tanks hide behind pampas grasses and dried-up clematis.• He was laid down on brittle pampas grass and then manhandled by the creatures.• A quite awful vase in one corner, full of dried pampas grass.• An important trade is concerned with the exploitation of the great grasslands variously known as prairie, pampas, savannah, etc.• Slowly Perdita was trying to absorb the immensity of the pampas.• Then she became conscious of a vast blood-red sun warming the pampas.Origin pampas (1700-1800) American Spanish plural of pampa, from Quechua and Aymara, “plain”

单词	pampas
释义	pampas From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpampaspam‧pas /ˈpæmpəs, -pəz/ noun → the pampasExamples from the Corpuspampas• Oil tanks hide behind pampas grasses and dried-up clematis.• He was laid down on brittle pampas grass and then manhandled by the creatures.• A quite awful vase in one corner, full of dried pampas grass.• An important trade is concerned with the exploitation of the great grasslands variously known as prairie, pampas, savannah, etc.• Slowly Perdita was trying to absorb the immensity of the pampas.• Then she became conscious of a vast blood-red sun warming the pampas.Origin pampas (1700-1800) American Spanish plural of pampa, from Quechua and Aymara, “plain”
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