campo

[ kam-poh, kahm- ]
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noun,plural cam·pos.
  1. (in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.

Origin of campo

1
1605–15; <Spanish <Latin campus field

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How to use campo in a sentence

  • The Pardo may be reached through the Casa de campo, a gate at the extreme end of the principal drive leading into the forest.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • So far as colour is concerned, they have attained no greater success than the campo Santo frescoes of Cornelius.

  • The gipsy departed alone for the campo Santo, since my Spanish friend was too much afraid of witchcraft to go there with her.

    Carmen | Prosper Merimee

British Dictionary definitions for campo

campo

/ (ˈkæmpəʊ) /


nounplural -pos
  1. (often plural) level or undulating savanna country, esp in the uplands of Brazil

Origin of campo

1
American Spanish, from Latin campus

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