pampero

[ pahm-pair-oh, pam-; Spanish pahm-pe-raw ]

/ pɑmˈpɛər oʊ, pæm-; Spanish pɑmˈpɛ rɔ /

a cold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps down over the pampas of Argentina from the Andes.

Origin of pampero

1810–20; < American Spanish: literally, of the pampas

After this we settled down to a two days' pampero, with a huge but regular sea.

From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life |Captain A. T. Mahan
This is the pampero, the south wind, the wind from the Pampas, which blows straight from the frozen tops of the Andes.

South America To-day |Georges Clemenceau
As the Pampero docked, and the men came on deck, they were greeted by a shouting mob of enthusiastic people.

The History of Cuba, vol. 3 |Willis Fletcher Johnson
The sun is rarely wanting, and the rle of the Mistral is played by the pampero with great success.

South America To-day |Georges Clemenceau

The pampero, dreaded on shore as well as at sea, blows with tremendous force across this region.

The Western World |W.H.G. Kingston

pampero

/ (pæmˈpɛərəʊ, Spanish pamˈpero) /

a dry cold wind in South America blowing across the pampas from the south or southwest

C19: from American Spanish: (wind) of the pampas