llantén
See also: llanten
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin plantāginem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʝanˈten/ [ɟ͡ʝãn̪ˈt̪ẽn] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /ʎanˈten/ [ʎãn̪ˈt̪ẽn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /ʃanˈten/ [ʃãn̪ˈt̪ẽn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /ʒanˈten/ [ʒãn̪ˈt̪ẽn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: llan‧tén
Noun
llantén m (plural llantenes)
- plantain (plant of the genus Plantago)
- Synonym: plátano
- ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Derived terms
- llantén acuático
- llantén de agua
- llantén mayor
- llantén menor
Related terms
Further reading
- “llantén”, 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