"campo" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-campo.ogg [Australia] Forms: campos [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English camp(us) English -o English campo From camp(us) + -o. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|campus<alt:camp(us)>|-o|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English camp(us) English -o English campo From camp(us) + -o. Head templates: {{en-noun}} campo (plural campos)
  1. (US, slang) A police officer assigned to a university campus. Tags: US, slang
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-campo.ogg [Australia] Forms: campos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish campo and/or Portuguese campo. Doublet of camp and campus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|campo}} Spanish campo, {{der|en|pt|campo}} Portuguese campo, {{doublet|en|camp|campus}} Doublet of camp and campus Head templates: {{en-noun}} campo (plural campos)
  1. A field or plain in a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking area.
    Sense id: en-campo-en-noun-Bp1R9P2j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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