pampas
noun /ˈpæmpəs/
/ˈpæmpəs/, /ˈpæmpəz/
(usually the pampas)
[singular + singular or plural verb]- the large area of land in South America that has few trees and is covered in grass
- The novel depicts life on the Argentine pampas.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: via Spanish from Quechua pampa ‘plain’.