Lleno
Example: El vaso está lleno de agua fresca para beber.
Definition
"Lleno" is a Spanish adjective meaning full or filled to capacity. It describes something that contains as much as possible, such as in the example phrase 'El vaso está lleno de agua fresca para beber,' meaning the glass is full of fresh water for drinking.
Etymology
The Spanish word "lleno" comes from the Latin word 'plenus,' meaning full. Over time, the initial 'pl-' sound evolved into the 'll-' sound in Spanish. Did you know that many Romance languages have similar words derived from 'plenus,' highlighting this shared origin?
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"Lleno" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 105 commonly used words.
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