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Dec 3, 2010
This week's themeWords with unusual initial consonants
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sforzando
kvetch
tmesis
svelte
llano
Los Llanos, Colombia
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PRONUNCIATION:
(LAH-noh, YAH-no) 
MEANING:
noun: An open grassy, almost treeless plain. ETYMOLOGY:
From Spanish llano (plain), from Latin planus (plain), from planus (level). First recorded use: 1613. USAGE:
"I decided to prepare this year by reading some Westerns to get in the mood. Generally, that is a type of literature I have avoided, but once you get to where you recognize the names of places and know a llano from a plateau, they are kind of fun."Jan Glidewell; Hippies, Cowboys Good for the Heart; St. Petersburg Times (Florida); Jun 8, 2009.
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