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)

Adjective

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

1. Canarian