Yucatán
Meanings
name
- A peninsula in North America incorporating the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo as well as Belize and northeastern Guatemala.
- A state of Mexico.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Yucatán. Several etymologies for this name have been proposed: * Perhaps the most well-known is where it is said to derive from Chontal Maya Yokot'an, 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 the tuber is planted.
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