Etymology

Chicxulub

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Today it means: A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater. Full definition →

Yucatec Maya ch’ik
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The story

  1. Yucatec Maya · derived fromxulub“devil, demon”
  2. Yucatec Maya · derived fromch’ik“flea”
  3. English todayChicxulub

From Yucatec Maya ch’ik (“flea”) + Yucatec Maya xulub (“devil, demon”) — "devil's flea".

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