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canarês

Portuguese, noun/ka.naˈɾe(j)s/

canarês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Kannada (language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nativo ou habitante de Canara, Índia”.

What does canarês mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineKannada (language)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. relativo a Canara, Índia

noun: 1. nativo ou habitante de Canara, Índia 2. língua dessa região

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce canarês?

  • Brazil /ka.naˈɾe(j)s/
  • Brazil [ka.naˈɾe(ɪ̯)s]
  • /ka.naˈɾe(j)ʃ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to canarês

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.