каньон

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  • Hyphenation: кань‧о́н
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cañón.

Noun

каньо́н (kanʹónm inan (genitive каньо́на, nominative plural каньо́ны, genitive plural каньо́нов)

  1. canyon
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Descendants
  • Georgian: კანიონი (ḳanioni)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew קַנְיוֹן (kanyón, shopping mall). Normally only used in Israeli diaspora.

Noun

каньо́н (kanʹónm inan (genitive каньо́на, nominative plural каньо́ны, genitive plural каньо́нов)

  1. (Israel) indoor shopping mall
    Synonym: молл (moll)
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