llantera

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʝanˈteɾa/ [ɟ͡ʝãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ʎanˈteɾa/ [ʎãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ʃanˈteɾa/ [ʃãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ʒanˈteɾa/ [ʒãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: llan‧te‧ra

Etymology 1

Noun

llantera f (plural llanteras)

sobbing; weeping; big cry

Etymology 2

Noun

llantera f (plural llanteras)

feminine of llantero

Further reading

“llantera”, 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