canyon

canyon, gorge

noun kahn-YOHN Rare

Origin: Spanish 'cañón' (tube, gorge)

Usage Note

Canyon is a loanword from Spanish/American English, common in geographic and tourist contexts. French also uses canyon and the older variant cañon (with tilde), though the anglicised spelling is now standard. The Grand Canyon (le Grand Canyon) is the best-known referent. The word is masculine with a regular plural canyons.

Examples

"Nous avons fait de la randonnée dans un canyon spectaculaire."

Natural Translation

We went hiking in a spectacular canyon.

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