How to pronounce cenote
American English pronunciation
suh-NOH-tee
- IPA
- /səˈnoʊti/
- Syllables
- suh · NOH · tee (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What cenote means
A deep natural pool where rock has caved in over groundwater
In a sentence: We swam in a cool cenote where sunlight poured through a hole in the rocks above.
Where it comes from: It came through Spanish from a Mayan word meaning a hole with water.
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