llano
[ lah-noh; Spanish yah-naw ]
/ ˈlɑ noʊ; Spanish ˈyɑ nɔ /
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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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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