zawn

English

Etymology

From Cornish sâwn, sawan (“chasm”); cognate with Welsh safn (“mouth”), Breton staoñ (“palate”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /zɔːn/

Noun

zawn (plural zawns)

1. (regional UK) A deep and narrow sea-inlet in the British Isles, especially Cornwall and the south-west, cut by erosion into sea-cliffs, and with steep or vertical side-walls.

References

• Zawn Lens
• UK Climbing.com