Chicxulub

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English

Etymology

From Yucatec Maya ch’ik (flea) + Yucatec Maya xulub (devil, demon) — "devil's flea".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪkʃəˈluːb/

Proper noun

Chicxulub

  1. A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.

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