cânion

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English canyon; doublet of canhão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.njõ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.njõ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.njɔn/

Hyphenation: câ‧ni‧on

Noun

cânion m (plural (Brazil) cânions or (Portugal) câniones)

canyon (long, narrow, steep valley cut in rock)
Synonyms: canhão, desfiladeiro

Further reading

“cânion” in Dicionário inFormal.
“cânion” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“cânion” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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