Palena

Borrowed from Spanish Palena.

Palena

1. A province of the Los Lagos region, Chile.
2. A former department of Chile.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Palena ?

1. a town in Chieti province, Abruzzo, Italy

• Palena on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Uncertain. Possibly from Italian Palena, or from earlier río de la Ballena (literally “river of the whale”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈlena/ [paˈle.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: Pa‧le‧na

Palena f

1. a river in Chile and Argentina

   Synonym: (Argentina) Carrenleufú

2. a lake in Chile and Argentina

   Synonym: (Argentina) General Vintter

3. a province of the Los Lagos region, Chile
4. a town in Palena province, Chile
5. a former department of Chile

• Provincia de Palena on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Palena (Chile) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Río Carrenleufú/Palena on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Lago General Vintter/Palena on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es