pampero

[ pahm-pair-oh, pam-; Spanish pahm-pe-raw ]

noun,plural pam·pe·ros

[pahm-pair-ohz, pam-; Spanish pahm-pe-raws]. /pɑmˈpɛər oʊz, pæm-; Spanish pɑmˈpɛ rɔs/.

a cold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps down over the pampas of Argentina from the Andes.

Origin of pampero

First recorded in 1810–20; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “of the pampas”

Words Nearby pampero

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How to use pampero in a sentence

The day of the pampero, however, did not pass by before another incident happened on board the Esmeralda.
On Board the Esmeralda | John Conroy Hutcheson
The pampero, dreaded on shore as well as at sea, blows with tremendous force across this region.
The Western World | W.H.G. Kingston
The violence of this pampero, during the twenty minutes it lasted, was terrific.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 | Robert FitzRoy
On the 30th of January, after some intensely hot and sultry weather, we experienced a very severe 'pampero.'
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 | Robert FitzRoy
Ostriches and hunters fled and galloped rapidly as the pampero.
Last of the Incas | Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for pampero

pampero

/ (pæmˈpɛərəʊ, Spanish pamˈpero) /

nounplural -ros (-rəʊz, Spanish -ros)

a dry cold wind in South America blowing across the pampas from the south or southwest

Origin of pampero

C19: from American Spanish: (wind) of the pampas

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