Chicxulub

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪkʃəˈluːb/

Proper noun

Chicxulub

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

Further reading

• Chicxulub Pueblo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia