Main Entry: can·yon

Variant(s): also ca·ñon \ˈkan-yən\

Function: noun

Etymology: American Spanish cañón, probably alteration of obsolete Spanish callón, augmentative of calle street, from Latin callis footpath

Date: 1834

1 : a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
2 : something resembling a canyon <the city's concrete canyons>