🇪🇸 Spanish

cañones

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masculine

los cañones

canyons

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cañones
/los kaˈɲones/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cañones in Spanish?

IPA
/los kaˈɲones/

How do you pronounce cañones in Spanish?

cañones is pronounced /los kaˈɲones/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El cañón antiguo disparaba proyectiles enormes durante la batalla.

The ancient cannon fired enormous projectiles during the battle.

El cañón profundo del río ofrecía un espectáculo natural impresionante.

The deep canyon of the river offered an impressive natural spectacle.

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Why is it masculine?

Cañones is masculine because it derives from Latin "canonem," which was a masculine noun. Spanish inherited the masculine gender from Latin. The word's meaning evolved from "rod" or "tube" to "cannon" and "canyon," but its grammatical gender remained constant through these semantic shifts.

What is the Spanish word for canyons?

The Spanish word for canyons is los cañones — masculine.

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