llano
noun
lla·no ˈlä-(ˌ)nō 
ˈla-
ˈla- plural llanos
: an open grassy plain in Spanish America or the southwestern U.S.
Synonyms
- campo
- champaign
- down(s)
- grassland
- heath
- lea
- ley
- moor
- pampa
- plain
- prairie
- savanna
- savannah
- steppe
- tundra
- veld
- veldt
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Example Sentences
for generations the family has raised cattle on the llanos of the American Southwest
Word History
Etymology
Spanish, plain, from Latin planum — more at plain entry 2
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined above
llano
noun
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country for generations the family has raised cattle on the llanos of the American Southwest Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prairie
- steppe
- pampa
- plain
- campo
- savanna
- grassland
- veld
- moor
- meadow
- ley
- lea
- tundra
- savannah
- heath
- champaign
- veldt
- down(s)
- lowland
- field
- plateau
- tableland
- bottomland
- upland
- flat
- floodplain
- table
- bottom