zanjón

Spanish

Etymology

From zanja +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θanˈxon/ [θãŋˈxõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16