cenote

See also cénote

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya ts'onot.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/
• IPA: /səˈnoʊtiː/

Noun

cenote (plural cenotes)

1. A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.

Translations

deep natural well or sinkhole

• Basque: zenote (eu)
• Finnish: sortumakaivo (fi)
• French: cénote (fr) m

• Italian: cenote (it) m
• Spanish: cenote (es) m

Anagrams

• octene

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Spanish

Etymology

From Yucatec Maya ts'onot.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA: /θe̞ˈno̞te̞/
• (Others) IPA: /se̞ˈno̞te̞/
• Rhymes: -ote

Wikipedia ^es

Noun

cenote m (plural cenotes)

1. cenote

Descendants

• English: cenote
• French: cénote