llano

[ lah-noh; Spanish yah-naw ]

/ ˈlɑ noʊ; Spanish ˈyɑ nɔ /

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noun, plural lla·nos

[lah-nohz; Spanish yah-naws]. /ˈlɑ noʊz; Spanish ˈyɑ nɔs/. (in the southwestern U.S. and Spanish America)

an extensive grassy plain with few trees.

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Origin of llano

1605–15; <Spanish: a plain <Latin plānusplain¹

Words nearby llano

Llandudno, Llanelli, Llanelly, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Llangollen, llano, Llano Estacado, L. Lat., LLB, LL.D., Lleida

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How to use llano in a sentence

There are several varieties of amble peculiar to the Peruvian horse; the most approved is that called the paso llano.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Many horses have no paso llano, but in its stead a short trot.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Trotting horses cannot be taught the paso llano, though they easily acquire the paso portante.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
The llano had appeared to them in its grandiose majesty, and a cry of delight had burst from breasts so long oppressed by fear.
The Flying Horseman|Gustave Aimard

On the 12th of March, we ascended upon the celebrated Llano Estacado, and continued along its borders for a few days.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XX|Various

British Dictionary definitions for llano

llano

/ (ˈlɑːnəʊ, Spanish ˈʎano) /

noun plural -nos (-nəʊz, Spanish -nɔs)

an extensive grassy treeless plain, esp in South America

Word Origin for llano

C17: Spanish, from Latin plānum level ground

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