cenote
cenote · cenotes
сенот
Cenote
A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Mexico and Central America, formed by…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.
/sɛˈnoʊteɪ/
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Cenote
сено́тsenót
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
deep natural well or sinkhole:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
deep natural well or sinkhole:
Origin
From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”).From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source