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
llanos
noun
as in plains
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
- plains
- prairies
- steppes
- pampas
- savannas
- grasslands
- campos
- savannahs
- moors
- meadows
- tundras
- leas
- heaths
- velds
- downs
- leys
- lowlands
- fields
- veldts
- uplands
- bottomlands
- champaigns
- plateaus
- tablelands
- floodplains
- flats
- plateaux
- bottoms
- tables