Chicxulub

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/ˌt͡ʃɪkʃəˈluːb/

proper noun

A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.

OriginYucatec Maya ch’ik →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Yucatán, Mexico, famous for being near the geographic center of the Chicxulub crater.

Origin

  1. Yucatec Mayaxulub“devil, demon”
  2. Yucatec Mayach’ik“flea”
  3. EnglishChicxulub

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

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APA

Chicxulub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chicxulub

MLA

“Chicxulub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chicxulub. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chicxulub,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chicxulub.

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