cañón

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See also: canon, cànon, ĉanon, cânon, and cañon

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From caño (tube, pipe) +‎ -ón (augmentative).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɲon/ [kaˈɲõn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ca‧ñón

Noun[edit]

cañón m (plural cañones)

  1. (geography) canyon
  2. cannon
  3. barrel (of a gun), pipe, tube

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Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: canyon
  • Polish: kanion
  • Tagalog: kanyon

Adjective[edit]

cañón (invariable)

  1. (Mexico, colloquial) powerful, intense, difficult

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