llano

[ lah-noh; Spanish yah-naw ]

/ ˈlɑ noʊ; Spanish ˈyɑ nɔ /

an extensive grassy plain with few trees.

Origin of llano

1605–15; < Spanish: a plain < Latin plānus plain¹

For months he had made up his mind to have her for his wife—long before their forced flight into the Llano Estacado.

The Lone Ranche |Captain Mayne Reid
They passed down the valley, and struck out in the direction of the Llano Estacado.

The White Chief |Mayne Reid
The setting sun saw that long line of Indian warriors filing from the valley, and heading for the plain of the Llano Estacado.

The White Chief |Mayne Reid
On the llano fugitives and pursuers mingled as one in the human wave of confusion.

The Missourian |Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

On going back to his cave he had crossed a fresh trail coming in from the northern end of the Llano Estacado.

The White Chief |Mayne Reid

llano

/ (ˈlɑːnəʊ, Spanish ˈʎano) /

an extensive grassy treeless plain, esp in South America

C17: Spanish, from Latin plānum level ground