Pantanal

See also: pantanal

English

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Pantanal, from pantanal (wetland, bog).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑntəˌnɑl/, /ˌpɑntəˈnɑl/, /ˈpæn-/, /-næl/

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.

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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]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ̃.tɐˈna.li/

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

Proper noun

Pantanal m

  1. Pantanal (tropical wetlands region in central South America)
  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