puna
[ poo-nah ]
/ ˈpu nɑ /
noun
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
Pathology. altitude sickness.
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Origin of puna
1605–15; <American Spanish <Quechua
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puna
/ Spanish (ˈpuna) /
noun
a high cold dry plateau, esp in the Andes
another name for mountain sickness
Word Origin for puna
C17: from American Spanish, from Quechuan
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