paramo

American  

[par-uh-moh, pahr-uh-] / ˈpær əˌmoʊ, ˈpɑr ə- /

noun

plural

paramos

1. a high, cold plateau of South America.

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paramo British  

/ ˈpærəˌməʊ /

noun

1. a high plateau in the Andes between the tree line and the permanent snow line

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Etymology

Origin of paramo

First recorded in 1750–60; from South American Spanish; Spanish páramo “barren plain”; presumably of pre-Latin origin

Example Sentences

They feed on the wild paramo grass, and the beef is not only remarkably cheap, but superior in quality.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

But to remain in a paramo during the night, even though thus protected, is often a painful ordeal.

From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Gladly we left this cheerless tambo, though a cold, heavy mist was falling as we rode northward, over the seemingly endless paramo of Sanancajas.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

It was a welcome refuge to us, for we had well nigh perished with cold on the dreary paramo.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

And now we rapidly descended by a steep, narrow path, and over paramo and bog, to a little tambo, where we had the luxury of sleeping on a bed of straw.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James