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yucatán

/ˈjuː.kə.tæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
Yu-ca-tán
IPA
/ˈjuː.kə.tæn/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A peninsula in North America incorporating the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo as well as Belize and northeastern Guatemala.

name

A state of Mexico.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Yucatán, Yokot'an

Frequently Paired Words

Yucatec Yucatecan

Rhymes With

yucatan

Questions

How do you pronounce yucatán?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuː.kə.tæn/.
What does yucatán mean?
A peninsula in North America incorporating the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo as well as Belize and northeastern Guatemala.
Where does yucatán come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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