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zawn

UK/zɔːn/

zawn noun: a deep and narrow sea-inlet in the British Isles, especially Cornwall and the south-west, cut by erosion into sea-cliffs, and with steep or vertical side-walls; a cave through which the tide flows into a cliff.

Noun

zawn (plural zawns)

  1. (Cornwall) A deep and narrow sea-inlet in the British Isles, especially Cornwall and the south-west, cut by erosion into sea-cliffs, and with steep or vertical side-walls; a cave through which the tide flows into a cliff.

Forms of zawn

pluralzawns

Origin of zawn

From Cornish sâwn, sawan (“chasm”). Cognate with Welsh safn (“mouth”), Breton staoñ (“palate”).

Questions about zawn

What does zawn mean?
Zawn means a deep and narrow sea-inlet in the British Isles, especially Cornwall and the south-west, cut by erosion into sea-cliffs, and with steep or vertical side-walls; a cave through which the tide flows into a cliff.
What part of speech is zawn?
Zawn is a noun.
How do you pronounce zawn?
Zawn is pronounced /zɔːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of zawn?
The plural of zawn is zawns.

Words near zawn in the dictionary

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  2. Zawistowskis
  3. zawiya
  4. Zawiyah
  5. zawiyas
  6. zawn
  7. zawns
  8. Zawra'
  9. zax
  10. zaxes
  11. zay

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