different between limestone vs cenote

English

Etymology

From lime +? stone.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?la?msto?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?la?mst??n/

Noun

limestone (countable and uncountable, plural limestones)

1. An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
2. (attributive) Pertaining to or made of limestone.

   • The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

Synonyms

• lime
• calcium carbonate

Hyponyms

• (mineralogy): bluestone, burrstone, calp, coquina, coral rag, chalk, malm, marble, travertine, tufa

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

limestone (not comparable)(Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

1. Made of or with limestone.

See also

• karst

Anagrams

• lemoniest, milestone

English

Etymology

From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya ts?onot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??no?te?/
• IPA^(key): /s??no?ti?/

Noun

cenote (plural cenotes)

1. A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.

Translations

Anagrams

• octene

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya ts?onot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?se??no?.t?/
• Hyphenation: cenote
• Rhymes: -o?t?

Noun

cenote m (plural cenotes)

1. cenote

Italian

Etymology

From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya ts?onot.

Noun

cenote m (invariable)

1. cenote

Spanish

Etymology

From Yucatec Maya ts?onot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?e?note/, [?e?no.t?e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /se?note/, [se?no.t?e]
• Rhymes: -ote

Noun

cenote m (plural cenotes)

1. cenote

Descendants

• Dutch: cenote
• English: cenote
• French: cénote
• Italian: cenote

Further reading

• “cenote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Etymology

From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya ts?onot.

Noun

cenote c

1. cenote

Declension