pampero
pampero noun: a violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage.
Noun (1)
pampero (plural pamperos)
- A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage.
- All these miseries, however, are not without their remedy; when the sufferings of the natives are at their climax, the mercury will give the sure indication of a coming pampero, as the south-wester is called […]1838, Woodbine Parish, Buenos Ayres, and the provinces of the Rio de La Plata, page 49
Noun (2) capitalized: Pampero
Pampero (plural Pamperos)
- Someone inhabiting the pampas of South America.
Forms of pampero
| plural | pamperos |
|---|---|
| plural | Pamperos |
Origin of pampero
From Spanish pampa (“a plain”).
Spanish
Questions about pampero
- What does pampero mean?
- Pampero means a violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage.
- What part of speech is pampero?
- Pampero is a noun.
- What is the plural of pampero?
- The plural of pampero is pamperos.
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