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llano

plain

noun YAH-noh Rare

Origin: Latin planus (flat)

Also means

flatland

Usage Note

Llano as a noun refers to a flat expanse of land — most famously Los Llanos of Venezuela and Colombia, a vast tropical grassland. As an adjective it means 'flat' or 'plain/simple'. In Spanish phonology, palabra llana (also grave) is a word stressed on the penultimate syllable — the most common stress pattern.

Examples

"El ganado pasta en el llano todo el año."

Natural Translation

Cattle graze on the plain all year.

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