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llano

Syllables: lla·no/ˈl(j)ɑːnəʊ/

llano noun: a plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.

Noun

llano (plural llanos)

  1. (Texas) A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
    • “For this,” said El Espinero, with an economical slide of his hand indicating all the visible circumference of the cruel llano.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 442

Proper noun capitalized: Llano

Llano (countable and uncountable, plural Llanos)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Llano County, Texas, United States.
  4. the Llano River in Texas.

Forms of llano

Noun
pluralllanos
Proper noun
pluralLlanos

Origin of llano

Borrowed from Spanish llano. Doublet of piano, plain, plane, and plan.

From Spanish llano.

Words formed from llano

Words that rhyme with llano

Questions about llano

What does llano mean?
Llano means a plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
What part of speech is llano?
Llano can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce llano?
Llano is pronounced /ˈl(j)ɑːnəʊ/.
What is the plural of llano?
The plural of llano is llanos.

Words near llano in the dictionary

  1. Llanmadoc
  2. Llanmorlais
  3. Llannerch-y-medd
  4. Llannon
  5. Llannor
  6. llano
  7. Llano County
  8. Llano Estacado
  9. llanos
  10. Llanover
  11. Llanpumsaint

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