Yucatán

Yu·ca·tán
/ˈjuː.kə.tæn/

proper noun

A peninsula in North America incorporating the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo as well as Belize and northeastern Guatemala.

OriginSpanish Yucatán ← Chontal Maya Yokot'an →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A peninsula in North America incorporating the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo as well as Belize and northeastern Guatemala.
  2. A state of Mexico.

Origin

  1. Chontal MayaYokot'an
  2. SpanishYucatán
  3. EnglishYucatán

Borrowed from Spanish Yucatán. Several etymologies for this name have been proposed: * Perhaps the most well-known is where it is said to derive from Chontal Maya Yokot'an, being either tectetan, meaning “I do not understand you” or uyutan, uyukatan, or yukutan, “listen to them talk!”. * Bernal Diaz derived the name from the vegetable yuca + tale, a hillock in which the tuber is planted.

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Translations

Arabic وِلَايَة يُوكَاتَان
  • وِلَايَة يُوكَاتَانa state in Mexico
Basque Yucatan
  • Yucatana state in Mexico
Bulgarian Юката́н, Юкатан
  • Юката́н (Jukatán)a peninsula in North America
  • Юкатан (Jukatan)a state in Mexico
Catalan Península de Yucatán, Yucatán
  • Península de Yucatána peninsula in North America
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Chinese Mandarin 尤卡坦半島 /尤卡坦半岛, 尤卡坦州
  • 尤卡坦半島 /尤卡坦半岛 (Yóukǎtǎn bàndǎo)a peninsula in North America
  • 尤卡坦州 (Yóukǎtǎn zhōu)a state in Mexico
Czech Yucatán
  • Yucatána peninsula in North America
Danish Yucatán-halvøen, Yucatán
  • Yucatán-halvøena peninsula in North America
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Dutch Yucatán, Yucatán
  • Yucatána peninsula in North America
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Esperanto Jukatano, Jukatanio
  • Jukatanoa peninsula in North America
  • Jukatanioa state in Mexico
Estonian Yucatáni poolsaar, Yucatán
  • Yucatáni poolsaara peninsula in North America
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Finnish Jukatanin niemimaa, Yucatán
  • Jukatanin niemimaaa peninsula in North America
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
French Péninsule du Yucatán, Yucatán
  • Péninsule du Yucatána peninsula in North America
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
German Yucatán, Yucatán
  • Yucatána peninsula in North America
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Hebrew חצי האי יוקטן
  • חצי האי יוקטןa peninsula in North America
Indonesian Yucatán
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Italian Yucatán
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Japanese ユカタン半島, ユカタン州
  • ユカタン半島 (Yukatan-hantō)a peninsula in North America
  • ユカタン州 (Yukatan-shū)a state in Mexico
Korean 유카탄 반도
  • 유카탄 반도 (yukatan bando)a peninsula in North America
Latin Iucatania
  • Iucataniaa state in Mexico
Lithuanian Jukatano pusiasalis, Jukatanas
  • Jukatano pusiasalisa peninsula in North America
  • Jukatanasa state in Mexico
  • Jukatano valstijaa state in Mexico
Norwegian Yucatán, Yucatán
  • Yucatána peninsula in North America
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Persian شبهجزیره یوکاتان, یوکاتان
  • شبهجزیره یوکاتانa peninsula in North America
  • یوکاتانa state in Mexico
Polish Jukatan, Jukatan
  • Jukatana peninsula in North America
  • Jukatana state in Mexico
Portuguese Península de Iucatã, Península do Iucatão
  • Península de Iucatãa peninsula in North America
  • Península do Iucatãoa peninsula in North America
  • Iucatãa state in Mexico
  • Iucatãoa state in Mexico
Romanian Yucatán
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Russian Юката́н, Юката́н
  • Юката́н (Jukatán)a peninsula in North America
  • Юката́н (Jukatán)a state in Mexico
Slovak Yucatánsky polostrov
  • Yucatánsky polostrova peninsula in North America
Spanish Península de Yucatán, Yucatán
  • Península de Yucatána peninsula in North America
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Swedish Yucatánhalvön
  • Yucatánhalvöna peninsula in North America
Thai ยูกาตัน, ยูกาตัน
  • ยูกาตัน (yuu-gaa-dtan)a peninsula in North America
  • ยูกาตัน (yuu-gaa-dtan)a state in Mexico
Turkish Yucatán
  • Yucatána state in Mexico
Ukrainian Юката́н, Юката́н
  • Юката́н (Jukatán)a peninsula in North America
  • Юката́н (Jukatán)a state in Mexico
Urdu جزیرہ نما یوکاتان
  • جزیرہ نما یوکاتانa peninsula in North America
Cite this entry
APA

Yucatán. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yucat%C3%A1n

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“Yucatán.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yucat%C3%A1n. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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