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/Sounds like "PAHM" (as in "park") + "pah" (as in "park")/

Meaning

Open terrain with no buildings or dense vegetation, a plain. In Mexico and Guatemala the phrase "a la pampa" means outdoors or out in the open with zero cover or shelter. Used when an activity is happening completely outside with no protection from the sun, rain, or anything else.

Examples

Los chicos jugaron toda la tarde a la pampa, sin importar el sol. (The kids played all afternoon out in the open, sun and all.)

La fiesta fue a la pampa, en el terreno sin techo ni sombra. (The party was outside on the open lot with no roof or shade.)

Regional synonyms

Extremely intelligent and cunning, able to find solutions where others only see problems. The clever one among clever people, always with the right answer at the right time.