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cenote en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /səˈnoʊtiː/

Etymology

From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”).

Meanings

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

Forms

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Translations (21)

da cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · de Cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · pl cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · eu cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · eu zenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · ja セノーテ (deep natural well or sinkhole) · el σενότε (deep natural well or sinkhole) · es cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · sh cenota (deep natural well or sinkhole) · da ferskvandshul (deep natural well or sinkhole) · ru сено́т (deep natural well or sinkhole) · fr cénote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · it cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · ar سِينُوتِي (deep natural well or sinkhole) · yua tsʼonoʼot (deep natural well or sinkhole) · pt cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · ko 세노테 (deep natural well or sinkhole) · sv cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · nl cenote (deep natural well or sinkhole) · fi sortumakaivo (deep natural well or sinkhole) · he סנוטה (deep natural well or sinkhole)