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
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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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