llanto

See also: llantó and Llanto

Asturian

Verb

llanto

1. first-person singular present indicative of llantar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin planctus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝanto/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãn̪.t̪o]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝanto/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãn̪.t̪o] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʎanto/ [ˈʎãn̪.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃanto/ [ˈʃãn̪.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʒanto/ [ˈʒãn̪.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: llan‧to

Noun

llanto m (plural llantos)

1. crying
   • 1974, “El Show de los Muertos”, in Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones, performed by Sui Generis:

     Tengo los llantos todos aquí / Cómo una llovizna fría

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• anegarse en llanto
• llantera

See also

• lágrima f
• llorar (verb)

Further reading

• “llanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025