paramo

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noun

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

OriginSpanish páramo ← Latin paramus →
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Meanings

paramo1

nounparamo (plural paramos)

plural paramos

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

Paramo2

proper nounParamo (plural Paramos)

plural Paramos

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Latinparamus
  2. Spanishpáramo
  3. Englishparamo

Borrowed from Spanish páramo.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RamapoamparoMaropa
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APA

paramo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramo

MLA

“paramo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paramo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramo.

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