"zawn" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /zɔːn/ [UK] Forms: zawns [plural]
Etymology: From Cornish sâwn, sawan (“chasm”). Cognate with Welsh safn (“mouth”), Breton staoñ (“palate”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|kw|sâwn}} Cornish sâwn, {{m|kw|sawan|t=chasm}} sawan (“chasm”), {{cog|cy|safn|t=mouth}} Welsh safn (“mouth”), {{cog|br|staoñ|t=palate}} Breton staoñ (“palate”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} zawn (plural zawns)
  1. (Cornwall) A deep and narrow sea-inlet in the British Isles, especially Cornwall and the south-west, cut by erosion into sea-cliffs, and with steep or vertical side-walls; a cave through which the tide flows into a cliff. Tags: Cornwall
    Sense id: en-zawn-en-noun-vuYJ4yjy Categories (other): Cornish English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for zawn meaning in English (1.7kB)

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