cenote

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

καταβοθρα

Συνώνυμα

pothole

sink

sinkhole

swallow-hole

aven

doline

shake hole

shakehole

Μεταφράσεις

Doline

doline

cénote

dolina

cenote

cenote

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/sɛˈnoʊteɪ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”).