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Stage 1 of 3
tsonot
Yucatec Maya · ancient
"a natural sinkhole"
a natural sinkhole exposing groundwater, sacred in ancient Maya religion
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Stage 2 of 3
cenote
Spanish · 1500s
"a natural sinkhole exposing groundwater"
adopted into Spanish by colonizers of the Yucatan Peninsula
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Stage 3 of 3
cenote
English · 1890s
"a natural sinkhole exposing groundwater"
adopted directly by geologists and travelers describing the Yucatan's sinkholes
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