"cenote" meaning in English

See cenote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/, /səˈnoʊtiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cenote.wav Forms: cenotes [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|cenote}} Spanish cenote, {{der|en|yua|tsʼonoʼot|t=hole with water}} Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Wikipedia link: cenote Categories (topical): Geology Translations (deep natural well or sinkhole): سِينُوتِي (sinōtē) [masculine] (Arabic), zenote (Basque), cenote (Basque), ferskvandshul (Danish), cenote (Danish), cenote [masculine] (Dutch), sortumakaivo (Finnish), cénote [masculine] (French), Cenote [feminine, masculine, neuter] (German), סנוטה (senóte) [masculine] (Hebrew), cenote [masculine] (Italian), セノーテ (senōte) (Japanese), cenote [feminine] (Polish), cenote [masculine] (Portuguese), сено́т (senót) [masculine] (Russian), cenota [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), cenote [masculine] (Spanish), cenote [common-gender] (Swedish), tsʼonoʼot (Yucatec Maya)

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