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campo

[ kam-poh, kahm- ]
/ ˈkæm poʊ, ˈkɑm- /
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noun, plural cam·pos.

(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.

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Origin of campo

1605–15; <Spanish <Latin campus field

Words nearby campo

campion, camp it up, CAM plant, Camp Lejeune, camp meeting, campo, Campobello, campodean, campodeid, Campo Formio, Campo Grande
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Words related to campo

pasture, prairie, plain, steppe, savanna, field, range, llano, pampas, sward, veldt, swarth

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British Dictionary definitions for campo

campo
/ (ˈkæmpəʊ) /

noun plural -pos

(often plural) level or undulating savanna country, esp in the uplands of Brazil

Word Origin for campo

American Spanish, from Latin campus
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