cenote
See also: cénote
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cenote (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 edit
deep natural well or sinkhole
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Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole in water”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cenote m (plural cenotes)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole in water”).
Noun edit
cenote m (invariable)
Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed 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 edit
cenote m (plural cenotes)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “cenote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole in water”).
Noun edit
cenote c
Declension edit
Declension of cenote | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | cenote | cenoten | cenoter | cenoterna |
Genitive | cenotes | cenotens | cenoters | cenoternas |