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Palena

/paˈlena/

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”).