Chicxulub

English edit

Etymology edit

Yucatec Maya ch’ik (“flea”) + Yucatec Maya xulub (“devil, demon”) — "devil's flea"

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪkʃəˈluːb/

Proper noun edit

Chicxulub

A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.

Further reading edit

Chicxulub Pueblo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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