cenote

From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonot.

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/
• IPA^(key): /səˈnoʊtiː/

cenote (plural cenotes)

1. 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.

• octene

Borrowed from Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonot.

• IPA^(key): /ˌseːˈnoː.tə/
• Hyphenation: cenote
• Rhymes: -oːtə

cenote m (plural cenotes)

1. cenote

From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonot.

cenote m (invariable)

1. cenote

From Yucatec Maya tsʼonot.

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /θeˈnote/, [θeˈnot̪e]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /seˈnote/, [seˈnot̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote

cenote m (plural cenotes)

1. cenote

• Dutch: cenote
• English: cenote
• French: cénote
• Italian: cenote

• “cenote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.