lleno

/ˈʝeno/ · A2 · adj

full

🫙 From Latin plenus (as in plenty) — Latin pl- became Spanish ll-

Latin plenus gave English plenty and plenary, and Spanish lleno. The same pl- to ll- shift shows up in pluvia → lluvia (rain) and plorare → llorar (to cry). So lleno is plenty in Spanish clothing: full.

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