cenote

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/ IPA(key): /səˈnoʊtiː/ === Noun === cenote (plural cenotes) 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. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === octene == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole in water”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌseːˈnoː.tə/ Hyphenation: cenote Rhymes: -oːtə === Noun === cenote m (plural cenotes, no diminutive) cenote == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole in water”). === Noun === cenote m (invariable) cenote === Anagrams === contee, nocete == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeˈnote/ [θeˈno.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /seˈnote/ [seˈno.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ote Syllabification: ce‧no‧te === Noun === cenote m (plural cenotes) cenote ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “cenote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole in water”). === Noun === cenote c cenote ==== Declension ====