1 -campa | Definition of -campa

Campa

noun
Cam·​pa | \ ˈkämpÉ™\
plural Campa or Campas

Definition of Campa

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1a : 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
-cam·​pa | \ ˈkampÉ™, -ˈaa-, -ˈai-\

Definition of -campa (Entry 2 of 2)

: caterpillar in generic names of insects LasiocampaTaeniocampa

History and Etymology for Campa

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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