yucatan

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Definition von yucatan im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Alternative spelling of Yucatán

{i} peninsula in eastern Mexico; state in Mexico

a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea

Relevante Übersetzungen

Yucatán

a state in Mexico

Yucatán

a peninsula in southeast Mexico

Yucatan Peninsula

{i} peninsula in east Mexico separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico

Silbentrennung

Yu·ca·tan

Türkische aussprache

yukıtän

Aussprache

/ˈyo͞okəˌtan/ /ˈjuːkəˌtæn/

Etymologie

() 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’.