Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pampas

n.pl. large treeless plains in S. America. Phrases and idioms pampas-grass a tall grass, Cortaderia selloana, from S. America, with silky flowering plumes. Etymology: Sp. f. Quechua pampa plain PAMPER v.tr. 1 overindulge (a person, taste, etc.), cosset. 2 spoil (a person) with luxury. Derivatives pamperer n. Etymology: ME, prob. of LG or Du. orig.