pampero

(päm pārō, -perō)

noun pl. pamperos

a strong, cold wind that blows from the Andes across the South American Pampas

Origin: AmSp < pampa: see pampa

See pampero in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pam·pe·ros
A strong cold southwest wind that blows across the Pampas.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from pampa, pampa; see pampa

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