Llanito

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proper noun

A vernacular spoken primarily in Gibraltar, based on a mix of Andalusian Spanish and English, but also influenced by Genoese, Hebrew, Portuguese, Italian and Maltese.

OriginSpanish Llanitos ← Italian Gianni →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Yanito

  1. A vernacular spoken primarily in Gibraltar, based on a mix of Andalusian Spanish and English, but also influenced by Genoese, Hebrew, Portuguese, Italian and Maltese.
nounLlanito (plural Llanitos)

plural Llanitos · alternative Yanito

  1. informalA Gibraltarian.

Origin

  1. ItalianGianni“Johnny”
  2. SpanishLlanitos“people of the flatlands”
  3. EnglishLlanito

From Spanish Llanitos (“people of the flatlands”), or from Italian Gianni (“Johnny”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Llanito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Llanito

MLA

“Llanito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Llanito. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Llanito,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Llanito.

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