pampa
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɐ̃.pɐ/
pampa is spelled P-A-M-P-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 34,194th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pampa is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pampas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande planície da região meridional da América do Sul, e que se caracteriza por vegetação rasteira, herbácea”.
What does pampa mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepampas
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do cavalo totalmente malhado
noun: 1. grande planície da região meridional da América do Sul, e que se caracteriza por vegetação rasteira, herbácea
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pampa
- pampas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pampa?
- Brazil /ˈpɐ̃.pɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpɐ̃.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pampa in Portuguese?
pampa appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).