Riviera Maya

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Riviera Maya.

Proper noun

the Riviera Maya

  2. Synonym of Mayan Riviera: A coastline in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Translations

French

Wikidata

Alternative forms

  • Riviera maya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Riviera Maya; Calque of Spanish Riviera Maya; Riviera+maya. From Italian riviera.

Proper noun

Riviera Maya f

  2. Mayan Riviera: a coastline in Yucatan, Mexico

Spanish

Wikidata

Alternative forms

  • Riviera maya

Etymology

Riviera+maya. From Riviera, from Italian riviera. From being a region similar to the Riviera in Europe, found in the region traditionally inhabited by the Maya.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /riˌbjeɾa ˈmaʝa/ [riˌβ̞je.ɾa ˈma.ʝa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /riˌbjeɾa ˈmaʃa/ [riˌβ̞je.ɾa ˈma.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /riˌbjeɾa ˈmaʒa/ [riˌβ̞je.ɾa ˈma.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: Ri‧vie‧ra Ma‧ya

Proper noun

Riviera Maya f

  2. Mayan Riviera; a coastline in Yucatan peninsula, Mexico

Descendants

  • → English: Riviera Maya
  • French: Riviera Maya
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