Pantanal

See also: pantanal

English

Pantanal (highlighted) in South America

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Pantanal, from pantanal (“wetland, bog”). Compare the more common homonym pântano.

Proper noun

Pantanal

1. A tropical wetlands region of central South America.
   • 2024 August 27, Ana Ionova, “The World’s Largest Wetland Is Burning, and Rare Animals Are Dying”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Usually flooded for much of the year, the Pantanal in recent years has been parched by a string of severe droughts that scientists have linked to deforestation and climate change.

Derived terms

• Pantanal cat

Anagrams

• platanna

Portuguese

Etymology

From pantanal (“wetland, bog”). Compare the more common homonym pântano.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɐ̃.taˈnaw/ [pɐ̃.taˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ̃.tɐˈnal/ [pɐ̃.tɐˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ̃.tɐˈnal/ [pɐ̃.tɐˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ̃.tɐˈna.li/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al
• Hyphenation: Pan‧ta‧nal

Proper noun

Pantanal m

1. Pantanal
2. A neighborhood of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3. A neighborhood of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
4. A neighborhood of Macapá, Amapá, Brazil