Chicxulub

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌt͡ʃɪkʃəˈluːb/

Word forms

Chicxulub

Etymology

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

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