llano
noʊ;
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| —n , pl -nos | |
| an extensive grassy treeless plain, esp in South America | |
| [C17: Spanish, from Latin plānum level ground] | |
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Llano
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Word Origin & History
llano
1613, Amer.Sp., "prairie," from Sp. llano "plain, even, level, smooth," ult. from L. planum "plain," from planus "smooth" (see plane (1)). Hence, llanero "a Latin-American cowboy" (1878), lit. "plainsman."
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