lhano

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llano, from Latin plānus. Doublet of plano, piano, chão, and porão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʎɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʎɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʎɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʎɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʎɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʎa.nu/

• Hyphenation: lha‧no

Adjective

lhano (feminine lhana, masculine plural lhanos, feminine plural lhanas)

1. frank, sincere

   Synonyms: franco, sincero

2. simple, modest

   Synonyms: simples, modesto

Derived terms

• lhaneza

Further reading

• “lhano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “lhano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026