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

campin, campina grande, campinas, camping ground, campion, campo, campo formio, campo grande, campo santo, campobello, campodean

Definition for campo (2 of 2)

El Campo
[ el kam-poh ]
/ ɛl ˈkæm poʊ /

noun

a town in S Texas.
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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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