paramo
[par-uh-moh, pahr-uh-]
- a high, cold plateau of South America.
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Origin of paramo
1750–60; < American Spanish; Spanish páramo barren plain; presumably of pre-Latin orig.
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“We must be prepared to push rapidly across the Paramo,” observed Padillo.
In New GranadaW.H.G. Kingston
Paramo, the name given to an elevated track of desert on the Andes.
The Nuttall EncyclopaediaEdited by Rev. James Wood
All writers but one agree with Paramo on the subject of the establishment of the Inquisition in Portugal.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 6 (of 10)Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
But to remain in a paramo during the night, even though thus protected, is often a painful ordeal.
The Young LlaneroW.H.G. Kingston
After the account I had heard from the doctor, I begged of Kanimapo that he would not conduct us through a paramo.
The Young LlaneroW.H.G. Kingston
paramo
- a high plateau in the Andes between the tree line and the permanent snow line
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Word Origin
C18: American Spanish, from Spanish: treeless plain
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