llano

(lä′nō; Sp lyä′nō̂)

noun pl. llanos

any of the level, grassy plains covering large areas of N South America, SW U.S., etc.

Origin: Sp < L planus, plain, plane

See llano in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. lla·nos

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

Origin:

Origin: Spanish, plain

Origin: , from Latin plānum

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter of plānus, level; see pelə-² in Indo-European roots

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