sacbe

English

Etymology

From the Yucatec Maya language; literally "white way".

Noun

sacbe (plural sacbes or sacbeob)

  1. A raised paved road built by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
    • 2007, Don Patterson, Journey to Xibalba: A Life in Archaeology, page 214:
      The major constructions at Chichen Itza were built upon islandlike platforms with spokelike sacbes connecting them and a sea of forest surrounding them.

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