Definitions
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- noun plural (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians inhabiting the pampas of South America.
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- noun Plural form of
pampero .
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Examples
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Very severe sudden storms known as pamperos blow frequently from the south-west.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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The anchorage of Montevideo was safe, although several times they were visited by "pamperos," a scourge of the South-West, accompanied by violent tempests.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Jules Verne 1866
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Horn and pamperos off the Plate, lower topsail breezes, southerly busters, North Pacific gales, and of smashed whaleboats in the
Chapter 6 2010
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Natural Hazards: San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes are subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
Argentina 2009
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ArgentinaSan Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
Natural hazards 2008
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Natural hazards: San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
Argentina 2008
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San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the Pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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