paramo

See also: Paramo and páramo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish páramo.

Noun

paramo (plural paramos)

1. A treeless grassland ecosystem covering extensive high areas of equatorial mountains, especially in South America.

   Meronym: frailejon

Derived terms

• paramoid

Anagrams

• Ramapo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpa.ra.moː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpaː.ra.mo]

Noun

paramō

1. dative/ablative singular of paramus