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sacbe

sacbe noun: a raised paved road built by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

Noun

sacbe (plural sacbes or sacbeob)

  1. A raised paved road built by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
    • The major constructions at Chichen Itza were built upon islandlike platforms with spokelike sacbes connecting them and a sea of forest surrounding them.2007, Don Patterson, Journey to Xibalba: A Life in Archaeology, page 214

Forms of sacbe

pluralsacbes
pluralsacbeob

Origin of sacbe

From the Yucatec Maya language; literally "white way".

Questions about sacbe

What does sacbe mean?
Sacbe means a raised paved road built by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
What part of speech is sacbe?
Sacbe is a noun.
What is the plural of sacbe?
The plural of sacbe is sacbes.

Words near sacbe in the dictionary

  1. sacatons
  2. sacatra
  3. sacatras
  4. sacayan
  5. sacayans
  6. sacbe
  7. sacbeob
  8. sacbes
  9. sacbrood
  10. sacbut
  11. sacbuts

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