llano

lla·no  (län, ln)

n. pl. lla·nos

A large, grassy, almost treeless plain, especially one in Latin America.

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[Spanish, plain, from Latin plnum, from neuter of plnus, level; see pel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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llano [ˈlɑːnəʊ (Spanish) ˈʎano]

n pl -nos [-nəʊz (Spanish) -nɔs]

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an extensive grassy treeless plain, esp in South America

[Spanish, from Latin plānum level ground]

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llano - an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America) Latin America - the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"