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llano

American  
[lah-noh, yah-naw] / ˈlɑ noʊ, ˈyɑ nɔ /

noun

plural

llanos
  1. an extensive grassy plain with few trees.


llano British  
/ ˈʎano, ˈlɑːnəʊ /

noun

  1. an extensive grassy treeless plain, esp in South America

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Etymology

Origin of llano

1605–15; < Spanish: a plain < Latin plānus plain 1

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Example Sentences

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We wanna go down to the llano to see if they practice homogamy, but dunno how to get there.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2021

Besides Fruehaufs highballing twice daily to Calabozo, Arocha had ten white-painted DC-3s flying chilled beef to the capital from distant llano towns like Ciudad Bolivar, on the Orinoco, and San Fernando de Apure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Already caraque�os found llano meat in the markets at 27� a Ib.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bouncing lights of the truck cut a jerky path through the night as we traveled out of the dark llano back to Guadalupe.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

In the afternoons I was free to roam along the river or in the blazing hills of the llano.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya