"cañón" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /kaˈɲon/, [kaˈɲõn]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: From caño (“tube, pipe”) + -ón (augmentative). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:af|caño<t:tube, pipe>|-ón<pos:augmentative>|text=+|tree=1}} From caño (“tube, pipe”) + -ón (augmentative). Head templates: {{es-adj|inv=1}} cañón (invariable)
  1. (Mexico, colloquial, euphemistic) powerful, intense, difficult Tags: Mexico, colloquial, euphemistic, invariable
    Sense id: en-cañón-es-adj-rwADyav8 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish euphemisms, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -ón Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 21 4 2 19 19 12 2 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 21 4 2 19 19 12 2 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 46 21 3 3 3 24 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 45 20 3 3 6 23 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 41 21 3 3 10 23 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 47 22 3 3 3 23 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 44 25 2 2 5 22 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -ón: 47 22 4 4 4 20

Noun

IPA: /kaˈɲon/, [kaˈɲõn] Forms: cañones [plural]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: From caño (“tube, pipe”) + -ón (augmentative). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:af|caño<t:tube, pipe>|-ón<pos:augmentative>|text=+|tree=1}} From caño (“tube, pipe”) + -ón (augmentative). Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} cañón m (plural cañones)
  1. (geography) canyon Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cañón-es-noun-~yqKOYfv Categories (other): Geography, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Landforms, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 21 4 2 19 19 12 2 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 21 4 2 19 19 12 2 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 47 4 4 4 15 Disambiguation of Weapons: 27 41 9 11 9 4 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. cannon Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cañón-es-noun-GeD1C88v
  3. barrel (of a gun), pipe, tube Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cañón-es-noun-guHCsoJd
  4. projector (device) Tags: masculine Synonyms: proyector
    Sense id: en-cañón-es-noun-GjsTFtJi
  5. (Spain) augmentative of caña (“large beer”) Tags: Spain, augmentative, form-of, masculine Form of: caña (extra: large beer)
    Sense id: en-cañón-es-noun-jR3Ghmgx Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: caña, cáñamo, cañería, caño

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cañón de agua"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cañón de avancarga"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cañón de chimenea"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cañón de nieve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cañonear"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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