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pantano — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • morass noun A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
  • quagmire noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
  • wetland noun Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

Senses

pantano is used for these senses in English:

  • morass A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
  • quagmire A swampy, soggy area of ground.
  • wetland (usually, in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

morass — full definition

  1. noun A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
  2. noun Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.

quagmire — full definition

  1. noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
  2. noun A complicated, difficult situation that is hard to escape from.