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Definition of "cenote" [cenote]

  • A water-filled limestone sinkhole of the Yucatán. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cenote" in a sentence
  • "The term cenote is a Spanish rendering of the Mayan word d'zonot, "a hole in the ground"."
  • "The sinkhole or cenote is one of several located in the same area, though recent studies have failed to demonstrate any obvious underground connections between them."
  • "The entrance fee into the cenote was about a dollar."