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\pˈaɹəmˌə͡ʊz], \pˈaɹəmˌəʊz], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_m_ˌəʊ_z]\
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A name given by the Spanish settlers to the high desert tracts of the Andes of S. Amer., covered with stunted trees.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Mountainous districts in S. America, in which a damp cold prevails perpetually.
By Henry Percy Smith