n.
Variant: also ca · ñon
Pronunciation: ' kan-y ə n
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 canyon s >