yucatán

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English - English
a state in Mexico
a peninsula in southeast Mexico
Yucatan
Alternative spelling of Yucatán
Yucatan
{i} peninsula in eastern Mexico; state in Mexico
yucatan
a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea
Yucatan Peninsula
{i} peninsula in east Mexico separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico
yucatán

    Hyphenation

    Yu·ca·tan

    Turkish pronunciation

    yukıtän

    Pronunciation

    /ˈyo͞okəˌtan/ /ˈjuːkəˌtæn/

    Etymology

    () Several etymologies for this name have been proposed: * Perhaps the most well-known is where it is said to derive from Mayan, being either tectetan, meaning “I do not understand you” or uyutan, uyukatan, or yukutan, “listen to them talk!”. * Bernal Diaz derived the name from the vegetable yuca + tale a hillock in which it is planted. * Perhaps more likely is the derivation from Nahuatl yohcāuh ‘possession, riches’ + tlān ‘place of’.
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