cenote
See also: cénote
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcenote (plural cenotes)
- 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
editdeep natural well or sinkhole
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Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole in water”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcenote m (plural cenotes)
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole in water”).
Noun
editcenote m (invariable)
Anagrams
editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈnote/ [θeˈno.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈnote/ [seˈno.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: ce‧no‧te
Noun
editcenote m (plural cenotes)
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “cenote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole in water”).
Noun
editcenote c
Declension
editDeclension of cenote | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | cenote | cenoten | cenoter | cenoterna |
Genitive | cenotes | cenotens | cenoters | cenoternas |
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