Cancún

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See also: Cancun and cáncún

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cancún, from Yucatec Maya kaan (“snake”) + kun (“overfilled”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kænˈkuːn/, /kɑːnˈkuːn/

Proper noun

Cancún

  1. A resort city in Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico, on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.

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Proper noun

Cancún ?

  1. Cancún (a city in Quintana Roo, Mexico)

Spanish

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Etymology

From Yucatec Maya kaan + kun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈkun/
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: Can‧cún

Proper noun

Cancún ?

  1. Cancún (a city in Quintana Roo, Mexico)

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