llano

[ lah-noh; Spanish yah-naw ]

noun

, plural lla·nos [lah, -nohz, yah, -naws].

1. an extensive grassy plain with few trees.

llano

/ ˈʎano; ˈlɑːnəʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of llano¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of llano¹

C17: Spanish, from Latin plānum level ground

Example Sentences

In December, Colombia declared a new national park in a corner of the llanos that borders the Manacacías River.

From New York Times

Mixing Spanish and English in its descriptions of the New Mexico llano, or flatlands, where Mr. Anaya was raised, the book sold hundreds of thousands of copies and was adapted into a 2013 film.

From Washington Post

It depicts a battle of wills between the mercurial, eponymous heroine and a rancher, with lush, prolix descriptions of the great plains – the llanos – cowboys and spirits.

From The Guardian

She could not see beauty in the llano and she could not understand the coarse men who lived half their lifetimes on horseback.

From Literature

After a brief glimpse, the crocodile disappeared into the water, in a corner of the llanos still big and wild enough to keep a few secrets.

From New York Times

Related Words

• pasture
• plain
• prairie
• savanna
• steppe