# puna

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #67,761

## Definitions
1. An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.

## Etymology
From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/puna