llano n : an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)

English

Etymology

From llano.

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɑːnəʊ/, /ˈlænəʊ/, /ˈjænəʊ/

Noun

1. A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 442:

     “For this,” said El Espinero, with an economical slide of his hand indicating all the visible circumference of the cruel llano.

Spanish

Etymology

planus.

Pronunciation

/ˈʎano/

Adjective

1. even; flat; level
2. plain
3. straightforward

Noun

1. plain

See also

• liso
• plano
• plan

Llano may refer to:

• Llano, California
• Llano, Texas, a small city in Llano County, Texas
• Llano County, Texas
• Llano River, a Texan river
• Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, a Spanish army-officer serving during the Spanish Civil War
• Los Llanos, a plain in north-western South America
• The Llano, a magical song from Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality series

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