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Spanish
Etymology
From caño (“tube, pipe”) + -ón (augmentative).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɲon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ca‧ñón
Noun
cañón m (plural cañones)
- (geography) canyon
- cannon
- barrel (of a gun), pipe, tube
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Adjective
cañón (invariable)
- (Mexico, colloquial) powerful, intense, difficult
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