cenote
cenote
Cenote is a direct borrowing from Spanish, meaning a cenote, which is a natural sinkhole or pit resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath.
noun
- cenoteA natural pit or sinkhole filled with groundwater, typically found in MexicoNadamos en un hermoso cenote en la península de Yucatán. // We swam in a beautiful cenote in the Yucatan Peninsula.