proper noun/paˈlena/
a river in Chile and Argentina; a lake in Chile and Argentina; a province of the Los Lagos region, Chile; a town in Palena province, Chile; a former department of Chile
Synonyms: Carrenleufú, General Vintter
Related: palenense
Uncertain. Possibly from Italian Palena, or from earlier río de la Ballena (literally “river of the whale”).