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el cañón, cañón(
kah
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nyohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (weaponry)
2. (tube)
a. pipe
Escucha cómo resuenan las notas al salir por los cañones del órgano.Listen to how the notes resonate when they come out of the organ pipes.
b. barrel (in a gun)
Ernesto limpió el cañón de su rifle antes de salir a cazar.Ernesto cleaned the barrel of his rifle before going hunting.
a. quill
El cañón mantiene las plumas de un ave pegadas a su cuerpo.The quill keeps the feathers of a bird attached to its body.
4. (geography)
a. canyon
Diego y sus amigos recorrieron el cañón en bicicleta.Diego and his friends rode their bikes through the canyon.
a. projector
Se fundió el foco del cañón justo antes de mi presentación.The projector's light bulb burned out just before my presentation.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
6. (colloquial) (very difficult) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
7. (colloquial) (used to express intensity) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
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