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–noun
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
Also,
cañon.
Origin:
1835–45,
Americanism
;
< AmerSp, Sp
cañón
a long tube, a hollow, equiv. to
cañ
(
a
) tube (< L
canna
cane
) +
-on
aug. suffix
Synonyms:
gorge, gully, ravine, pass, gap, arroyo, coulee.
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a town in N Texas. 10,724.
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can·yon also ca·ñon
(kān'yən)
n. A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge.
[Spanish
cañon
, augmentative of
caña
,
tube, cane
, from Latin
canna
,
reed
; see
cane
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
canyon
1834, from Mex.Sp.
cañon,
extended sense of Sp.
cañon
"a pipe, tube, gorge," from
cano
"a tube," from L.
canna
"reed" (see
cane
). But earlier spelling
callon
(1560s) might suggest a source in
calle
"street."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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