Palena

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Palena.

Proper noun

Palena

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

Italian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Palena ?

1. A town in Chieti province, Abruzzo, Italy

Further reading

• Palena on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

Derived terms

• palenense

Further reading

• 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