altiplano

See also: Altiplano

English

Etymology

From American Spanish altiplano.

Noun

altiplano (plural altiplanos)

a high plateau

Derived terms

Nevadaplano

Further reading

altiplano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.t͡ʃiˈplɐ̃.nu/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃiˈplɐ̃.nu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.t͡ʃiˈplɐ.no/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃiˈplɐ.no]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.tiˈplɐ.nu/ [aɫ.tiˈplɐ.nu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.tiˈpla.nu/ [aɫ.tiˈpla.nu]

Hyphenation: al‧ti‧pla‧no

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.
La Mancha is a high plateau.

Derived terms

Further reading

“altiplano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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