"Cancún" meaning in All languages combined

See Cancún on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /kɑːnˈkuːn/
Etymology: From Yucatec Maya kaan + kun, translating as either "nest of snake" or "place of the gold snake." Etymology templates: {{der|en|yua|kaan}} Yucatec Maya kaan Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cancún
  1. A resort city in Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico, on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. Categories (place): Cities in Mexico, Cities in Quintana Roo, Places in Mexico, Places in Quintana Roo Synonyms: Cancun Derived forms: Cancún Cruz Translations (city in Quintana Roo, Mexico): Kankun (Akan), كَانْكُون كَنْكُوْن (kānkūn) (Arabic), Cancun (Catalan), 坎昆 (Kǎnkūn) (Chinese Mandarin), Kankun (Farefare), Cancún (French), Cancun (French), Κανκούν (Kankoún) (Greek), カンクン (Kankun) (Japanese), कानकुन (kānkun) (Marathi), Cancún (Occitan), Cancún (Spanish)

Proper name [French]

IPA: /kɑ̃.kun/
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun}} Cancún ?
  1. Cancún (a city in Quintana Roo, Mexico) Categories (place): Cities in Mexico, Cities in Quintana Roo, Places in Mexico, Places in Quintana Roo
    Sense id: en-Cancún-fr-name-Je5oVdA1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Spanish]

IPA: /kanˈkun/, [kãŋˈkũn]
Rhymes: -un Etymology: From Yucatec Maya kaan + kun. Etymology templates: {{der|es|yua|kaan}} Yucatec Maya kaan Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=?|g2=|g3=|head=}} Cancún ?, {{es-proper noun}} Cancún ?
  1. Cancún (a city in Quintana Roo, Mexico) Wikipedia link: es:Cancún Categories (place): Cities in Mexico, Cities in Quintana Roo, Places in Mexico, Places in Quintana Roo Derived forms: cancunense
    Sense id: en-Cancún-es-name-Je5oVdA1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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