Etymology

Canyon Diablo

Today it means: A canyon in Northern Arizona. Full definition →

Spanish Cañon Diablo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromCañon Diablo
  2. English todayCanyon Diablo

Borrowed from Spanish Cañon Diablo (literally “devil canyon”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.