canyon

== English == === Alternative forms === cañon, cañón === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cañón. Doublet of cannon. === Pronunciation === enPR: kănʹ-yən, IPA(key): /ˈkænjən/, /ˈkæɲən/ Rhymes: -ænjən Hyphenation: can‧yon === Noun === canyon (plural canyons) A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river. Synonyms: gorge, dale, dalles, gulch, ravine, vale, valley; see also Thesaurus:valley ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === canyon (third-person singular simple present canyons, present participle canyoning, simple past and past participle canyoned) (intransitive) Of water, liquid, or another substance, to flow in or into a canyon. === Further reading === Canyon in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === ancony == French == === Alternative forms === cañon === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cañón. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ɲɔn/ === Noun === canyon m (plural canyons) canyon ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “canyon”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “canyon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012