Cancún

See also: Cancun and cáncún

English

Alternative forms

Cancun
Cancoon (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cancún, from Yucatec Maya kaan (“snake”) + kun (“overfilled”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kænˈkuːn/, /kɑːnˈkuːn/

Proper noun

Cancún

A resort city in Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico, on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.

Derived terms

Cancún Cruz

Translations

city in Quintana Roo, Mexico

Akan: Kankun
Arabic: كَانْكُون (kānkūn) كَنْكُوْن (kankuwn)
Catalan: Cancun
Chinese:
Mandarin: 坎昆 (zh) (Kǎnkūn)
Farefare: Kankun
French: Cancún (fr), Cancun
Greek: Κανκούν (el) (Kankoún)
Japanese: カンクン (Kankun)
Marathi: कानकुन (kānkun)
Occitan: Cancún
Spanish: Cancún (es)

Further reading

Cancún on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.kun/

Proper noun

Cancún ?

Cancún (a city in Quintana Roo, Mexico)

Spanish

Etymology

From Yucatec Maya kaan + kun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kanˈkun/ [kãŋˈkũn]
Rhymes: -un
Syllabification: Can‧cún

Proper noun

Cancún ?

Cancún (a city in Quintana Roo, Mexico)

Derived terms

cancunense

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