zanjón

Spanish

Etymology

From zanja +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θanˈxon/ [θãŋˈxõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /sanˈxon/ [sãŋˈxõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: zan‧jón

Noun

zanjón m (plural zanjones)

1. Augmentative of zanja
2. cliff

Further reading

• “zanjón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014