cenote

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

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.

Sinonimai

pothole

sink

sinkhole

swallow-hole

aven

doline

shake hole

shakehole

Vertimai

Doline

καταβοθρα

doline

cénote

dolina

cenote

cenote

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/sɛˈnoʊteɪ/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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