canário

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canário

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin [Īnsula] Canāria (“Canary Islands”); īnsula (“island”) + canāria (“of the dogs”), from canis (“dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. The bird is named after its original which included the Canary Islands.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kaˈna.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈna.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /kaˈna.ɾjo/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ná‧ri‧o

Adjective

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

  1. Canarian

Noun

canário m (plural canários, feminine canária, feminine plural canárias)

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