pampero

[ pahm-pair-oh, pam-; Spanish pahm-pe-raw ]

noun,plural pam·pe·ros [pahm-pair-ohz, pam-; Spanish pahm-pe-raws]. /pɑmˈpɛər oʊz, pæm-; Spanish pɑmˈpɛ rɔs/.
  1. a cold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps down over the pampas of Argentina from the Andes.

Origin of pampero

1
First recorded in 1810–20; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “of the pampas”

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pampero

/ (pæmˈpɛərəʊ, Spanish pamˈpero) /


nounplural -ros (-rəʊz, Spanish -ros)
  1. a dry cold wind in South America blowing across the pampas from the south or southwest

Origin of pampero

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C19: from American Spanish: (wind) of the pampas

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