Meanings
proper noun
alternative Cancun · alternative dated Cancoon
- A resort city in Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico, on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Origin
- Yucatec Mayakaan“snake”
- SpanishCancún
- EnglishCancún
Borrowed from Spanish Cancún, from Yucatec Maya kaan (“snake”) + kun (“overfilled”).
More words from Spanish, Yucatec Maya
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَانْكُون كَنْكُون
- كَانْكُون كَنْكُون (kānkūn)city in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Catalan Cancun
- Cancuncity in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Chinese Mandarin 坎昆
- 坎昆 (Kǎnkūn)city in Quintana Roo, Mexico
French Cancún, Cancun
- Cancúncity in Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Cancuncity in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Greek Κανκούν
- Κανκούν (Kankoún)city in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Japanese カンクン
- カンクン (Kankun)city in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Spanish Cancún
- Cancúncity in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Cite this entry
APA
Cancún. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canc%C3%BAn
MLA
“Cancún.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canc%C3%BAn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cancún,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canc%C3%BAn.
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