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Etymology
Pronunciation
pantanal
wetland
pantano
marsh, swamp
+
-al
place of (suffix)
Pantanal means wetland and can be thought of as pantano0 (marsh or swamp0) + -al1 (place of1), literally meaning 'a place of marshes or swamps'.
noun
  1. wetland
    Large tropical wetland area
    El Pantanal es el mayor humedal tropical del mundo. // The Pantanal is the largest tropical wetland in the world.