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champas

champas noun: the native peat of Peru.

Noun

champas (uncountable)

  1. The native peat of Peru.
    • Champas, or peat, was cut as a substitute; but instead of being piled up in stacks, it was scattered over the country to dry, so that if the royalists attempted to burn it, the destruction would be a work of time, and of difficulty.1828, John Miller, Memoirs of General Miller: In the Service of the Republic of Peru, volume 2, page 117

Proper noun capitalized: Champas

Champas

  1. (plural) plural of Champa

Questions about champas

What does champas mean?
Champas means the native peat of Peru.
What part of speech is champas?
Champas can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near champas in the dictionary

  1. champanes
  2. champans
  3. champansky
  4. champart
  5. champarts
  6. champas
  7. Champawat
  8. champe
  9. Champeau
  10. Champeaus
  11. champed

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