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

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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cañón m (plural cañones)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Adjective

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cañón (invariable)

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

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