[ pam'pɛ:rəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a strong, cold south-westerly wind in South America, blowing from the Andes across the pampas towards the Atlantic.
Origin
C18: Sp., from pampas 'plain'.
[ pam'pɛ:rəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a strong, cold south-westerly wind in South America, blowing from the Andes across the pampas towards the Atlantic.
Origin
C18: Sp., from pampas 'plain'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004