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How do you say "swamp" in Spanish?
el pantano
In Spanish, "swamp" is el pantano.
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Pronunciation
Read it aloud as "el pantano" - stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "el" marks gender, not stress. A short pause before the stressed part can help it land correctly.
Grammar notes
el pantano is masculine. Its plural is pantanos.
Example sentence
Las ranas croaban en el pantano embarrado.
Frogs croaked in the muddy swamp.
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How to remember el pantano
Say "pantano" while pointing at (or imagining) a swamp - the physical gesture anchors the sound to the meaning.
Related words
- rainbow el arcoíris
- thunder el trueno
- storm la tormenta
- hurricane el huracán
- tornado el tornado
- frost la escarcha
- drought la sequía
- flood la inundación
- earthquake el terremoto
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Questions about el pantano
How do you pronounce el pantano?
Read it aloud as "el pantano" - stress falls naturally on the second-to-last syllable; "el" marks gender, not stress. A short pause before the stressed part can help it land correctly.
Is el pantano masculine or feminine?
el pantano is masculine. el pantano is masculine. Its plural is pantanos.
How is el pantano used in Spanish?
el pantano is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Las ranas croaban en el pantano embarrado. (Frogs croaked in the muddy swamp.).
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