llano

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/ˈl(j)ɑːnəʊ//ˈjɑːnəʊ//ˈlænəʊ/

noun

A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.

OriginSpanish llano →
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Meanings

llano1

nounllano (plural llanos)

plural llanos

  1. TexasA plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.

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

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 442

Llano2

proper nounLlano (countable and uncountable, plural Llanos)

plural Llanos

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Llano County, Texas, United States.
  4. countableuncountablethe Llano River in Texas.

Origin

llano · noun

  1. Spanishllano
  2. Englishllano

Borrowed from Spanish llano. Doublet of piano, plain, plane, and plan.

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Llano · proper noun

  1. Spanishllano
  2. EnglishLlano

From Spanish llano.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with llano

nanomanoChicanoguanoIlocanoDannoTanoBicolanoscanno
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Cite this entry
APA

llano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/llano

MLA

“llano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/llano. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “llano,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/llano.

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