llanto

See also: llantó and Llanto

Asturian

Verb

llanto

first-person singular present indicative of llantar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin planctus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈʝanto/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãn̪.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈʎanto/ [ˈʎãn̪.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃanto/ [ˈʃãn̪.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒanto/ [ˈʒãn̪.t̪o]

Rhymes: -anto
Syllabification: llan‧to

Noun

llanto m (plural llantos)

crying
- 1974, “El Show de los Muertos”, in Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones, performed by Sui Generis:
  Tengo los llantos todos aquí / Cómo una llovizna fría
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

See also

lágrima f
llorar (verb)

Further reading

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

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