Campa

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noun

Cam·​pa

ˈkämpə

plural Campa or Campas

1

a

: an Arawakan people of the upper valley of the Ucayali river in eastern Peru

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Campa people

-campa

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noun combining form

-cam·​pa

ˈkampə,

-ˈaa-,

-ˈai-

: caterpillar

—in generic names of insects

Lasiocampa

Taeniocampa

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Spanish, probably of American Indian origin

Noun combining form

New Latin, from Greek kampē; probably akin to Greek kampē bend, turning

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