Cancún

See also: Cancun and cáncún

English

Alternative forms

• Cancun
• Cancoon (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cancún, from Yucatec Maya kaan (“snake”) + kun (“overfilled”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kænˈkuːn/, /kɑːnˈkuːn/

Proper noun

Cancún

1. A resort city in Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico, on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.

Derived terms

• Cancún Cruz

Translations

city in Quintana Roo, Mexico

• Akan: Kankun
• Arabic: كَانْكُون (kānkūn) كَنْكُوْن (kankuwn)
• Catalan: Cancun
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 坎昆 (zh) (Kǎnkūn)

• Farefare: Kankun
• French: Cancún (fr), Cancun
• Greek: Κανκούν (el) (Kankoún)
• Japanese: カンクン (Kankun)
• Marathi: कानकुन (kānkun)
• Occitan: Cancún
• Spanish: Cancún (es)

Further reading

• Cancún on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.kun/

Proper noun

Cancún ?

1. Cancún (a city in Quintana Roo, Mexico)

Spanish

Etymology

From Yucatec Maya kaan + kun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈkun/ [kãŋˈkũn]
• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: Can‧cún

Proper noun

Cancún ?

1. Cancún (a city in Quintana Roo, Mexico)

Derived terms

• cancunense