canyon
English
/ˈkænjən/
noun
Definitions
- A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian cañón (cannon).
Origin
Spanish
cañón
Gloss
cannon
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
砲
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Canyonlands English
- canyoned English
- canyoneer English
- canyoner English
- canyoning English
- canyonland English
- canyonless English
- canyonlike English
- downcanyon English
- land English
- lands English
- uncanyoned English
- upcanyon English
- kanjoni Finnish
- canna Latin
- canyon French
- каньон Russian
- caño Spanish, Castilian
- cañonazo Spanish, Castilian
- cañonear Spanish, Castilian
- cañonero Spanish, Castilian
- cañón Spanish, Castilian
- kanjon Swedish
- kanion Polish
- kanjono Esperanto
- kanyon Cebuano
- kanyon Tagalog
- kanyon Malay
- 𒄀𒈾 Sumerian
- kayúnena Taos
- kanyon Pangasinan