canário

See also: canario

Portuguese
canário

Etymology

From Latin Insula Canaria (“Canary Islands”); īnsula (“island”) + canaria (“of the dogs”), from canis (“dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. The bird is named after its original which included the Canary Islands.

Pronunciation
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ˈna.ɾi.o/, /ka.ˈna.ɾjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ˈna.ɾju/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ná‧ri‧o

Noun

canário m (plural canários)

  1. Canarian (an inhabitant of the Canary islands)
  2. canary (bird)

Synonyms
  • (bird) canarinho

Adjective

canário m (feminine singular canária, masculine plural canários, feminine plural canárias, not comparable)

  1. Canarian
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