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
(南美洲的)大草原,草甸 - The novel depicts life on the Argentine pampas.
这部小说描写了阿根廷大草原的生活。
词源early 18th cent.: via Spanish from Quechua pampa ‘plain’. - The novel depicts life on the Argentine pampas.