cenote
/sɛˈnoʊteɪ/
cenote noun: 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.
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.
cenote meaning in Pashto and Arabic
cenote in Pashto
- cenote
- څونوټ śonoṭ
cenote in Arabic
- deep natural well or sinkhole
- سِينُوتِي sinōtē
Forms of cenote
| plural | cenotes |
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Origin of cenote
From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”).
Questions about cenote
- What does cenote mean?
- Cenote means 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.
- What is cenote in Pashto?
- Cenote in Pashto is څونوټ (śonoṭ). See Cenote meaning in Pashto.
- What part of speech is cenote?
- Cenote is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cenote?
- Cenote is pronounced /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/.
- What is the plural of cenote?
- The plural of cenote is cenotes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cenote (page history and authors); څونوټ (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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