Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sacbe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sacbe
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A raised paved road built by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

Example Sentences

"The major constructions at Chichen Itza were built upon islandlike platforms with spokelike sacbes connecting them and a sea of forest surrounding them."

Etymology

From the Yucatec Maya language; literally "white way".

Inflected Forms

sacbes (plural) sacbeob (plural)

Questions

What does sacbe mean?: A raised paved road built by the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
Where does sacbe come from?: From the Yucatec Maya language; literally "white way".

How to pronounce sacbe

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