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Chicxulub

/ˌt͡ʃɪkʃəˈluːb/

Chicxulub proper noun: a town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.

Proper noun

Chicxulub

  1. A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.

Origin of Chicxulub

From Yucatec Maya ch’ik (“flea”) + Yucatec Maya xulub (“devil, demon”) — "devil's flea".

Questions about Chicxulub

What does Chicxulub mean?
Chicxulub means a town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.
What part of speech is Chicxulub?
Chicxulub is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chicxulub?
Chicxulub is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃɪkʃəˈluːb/.

Words near Chicxulub in the dictionary

  1. Chicoutimi
  2. chicozapote
  3. chicozapotes
  4. chics
  5. chicsilog
  6. Chicxulub
  7. chid
  8. Chidambaram
  9. chidamide
  10. chidden
  11. chiddest

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