llao llao

See also: Llao Llao

Spanish

Alternative forms

llaullao

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʝao ˈʝao/ [ˌɟ͡ʝa.o ˈʝa.o] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ˌʎao ˈʎao/ [ˌʎa.o ˈʎa.o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ˌʃao ˈʃao/ [ˌʃa.o ˈʃa.o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ˌʒao ˈʒao/ [ˌʒa.o ˈʒa.o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: lla‧o lla‧o

Noun

llao llao m (plural llao llaos)

Cyttaria hariotii, an edible mushroom that parasitizes Nothofagus (southern beeches), native to Patagonia.
Synonym: pan de indio

Further reading

Cyttaria hariotii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia