Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

llanero

/lɑːˈnɛːɹəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lla-ne-ro
IPA: /lɑːˈnɛːɹəʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plainsman; a South American cattle-herder or cowboy, especially in Venezuela and Colombia.

Example Sentences

"The fugitive slaves and their descendants who formed the bulk of the llaneros of Venezuela initially chose the royalist side."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llanero, from llano.

Inflected Forms

llaneros (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce llanero?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɑːˈnɛːɹəʊ/.
What does llanero mean?: A plainsman; a South American cattle-herder or cowboy, especially in Venezuela and Colombia.
Where does llanero come from?: Borrowed from Spanish llanero, from llano.

How to pronounce llanero

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