llantén

See also: llanten

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin plantāginem.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝanˈten/ [ɟ͡ʝãn̪ˈt̪ẽn]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ʝanˈten/ [ɟ͡ʝãn̪ˈt̪ẽn]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ʎanˈten/ [ʎãn̪ˈt̪ẽn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃanˈten/ [ʃãn̪ˈt̪ẽn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒanˈten/ [ʒãn̪ˈt̪ẽn]

• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: llan‧tén

Noun

llantén m (plural llantenes)

1. plantain (plant of the genus Plantago)

   Synonym: plátano

2. ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)

Derived terms

• llantén de agua
• llantén mayor
• llantén menor

 

Related terms

• llanta

 

Further reading

• “llantén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014