zawn
English
Etymology
From Cornish sâwn, sawan (“chasm”). Cognate with Welsh safn (“mouth”), Breton staoñ (“palate”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /zɔːn/
Noun
zawn (plural zawns)
- (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.
References
- Zawn Lens
- UK Climbing.com