campo
Example Sentences
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His father is our father's brother, Tío Orlando, who has a half dozen children from una mujer del campo, a woman from the countryside around one of his ranches.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
The campo suburbs are for those who have decided to settle down in the United States, like the Garcías.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
He was refusing the mass for the dead and holy burial in the campo santo.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
"In my campo we say a person has an antojo when they are taken over by un santo who wants something."
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
