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zawn

zawn

English

Noun

zawn ‎(plural zawns)

  1. (regional Britain) 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.

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /zɔːn/

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