canyon C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈkænjən/ UK /ˈkænjən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a deep gorge with steep sides, often cut by a river The river had carved a vast canyon through the rock. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a deep gorge with steep... gorgeravinegulchchasmgulleydefile Etymology AI details From Spanish cañón ('tube, pipe, deep gorge'), an augmentative of caño ('tube'), from caña ('reed, cane'), from Latin canna ('reed'). cañón Spanish canna Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # canyon **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkænjən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkænjən/ ## Meanings 1. a deep gorge with steep sides, often cut by a river ## Examples - The river had carved a vast canyon through the rock. ## Synonyms - gorge - ravine - gulch - chasm - gulley - defile ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cañón - Root: canna ## Etymology From Spanish cañón ('tube, pipe, deep gorge'), an augmentative of caño ('tube'), from caña ('reed, cane'), from Latin canna ('reed'). ## AI Etymology Canyon comes from Spanish cañón ('tube, pipe, deep gorge'), an augmentative of caño ('tube'), from caña ('reed, cane'), from Latin canna ('reed'). The historical trail runs through cañón in Spanish and canna in Latin. Used as a noun, canyon now means "a deep gorge with steep sides, often cut by a river", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown