altiplano
See also: Altiplano
English
Etymology
From American Spanish altiplano.
Noun
altiplano (plural altiplanos)
- a high plateau
Further reading
altiplano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Noun
altiplano m (plural altiplanos)
- (geography) plateau (level expanse of land at a high elevation)
- Synonyms: planalto, platô
Spanish
Etymology
From alto + plano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /altiˈplano/ [al̪.t̪iˈpla.no]
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: al‧ti‧pla‧no
Noun
altiplano m (plural altiplanos)
- (geography) a high plateau
- Synonym: altiplanicie
- La Mancha es un altiplano.
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Derived terms
- Altiplano Armenio
- chinchilla del altiplano
Further reading
- “altiplano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014