canarinho

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Portuguese

Etymology

  • Nickname created by the journalist Geraldo José de Almeida in 1954, because from the 1950 to 1954 World Cup, Brazil changed the color of its strip from white to the four colors of its national flag.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

canarinho (feminine canarinha, masculine plural canarinhos, feminine plural canarinhas)

  1. (soccer, informal, poetic) of or relating to Brazil national football team

Noun

canarinho m (plural canarinhos)

  1. diminutive of canário

Noun

canarinho f (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil) Brazil national football team
  2. (Brazil) the yellow shirt used by the Brazil national football team

Descendants

  • Spanish: canarinha

References

  1. ^ Porque a seleção brasileira de futebol é chamada de canarinho

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