llano C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈjɑːnoʊ/ UK /ˈljɑːnəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #94989 Meanings 1 noun a broad, nearly treeless grassy plain in Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas, especially the tropical plains of Venezuela and Colombia Cattle grazed across the open llano at the beginning of the rainy season. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a broad, nearly treeless... plaingrasslandsavanna Word family Forms llanos Related forms Llanosprairiepampassteppe Etymology Borrowed from Spanish llano, 'level or flat; a plain,' from Latin planus, 'flat.' In English the singular llano and plural llanos are used especially for Latin American grasslands. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # llano **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈjɑːnoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈljɑːnəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 94989 ## Meanings 1. a broad, nearly treeless grassy plain in Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas, especially the tropical plains of Venezuela and Colombia ## Examples - Cattle grazed across the open llano at the beginning of the rainy season. ## Synonyms - plain - grassland - savanna ## Related Forms - Llanos - prairie - pampas - steppe ## Etymology Borrowed from Spanish llano, 'level or flat; a plain,' from Latin planus, 'flat.' In English the singular llano and plural llanos are used especially for Latin American grasslands. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown