canarinha
Portuguese, noun/ka.naˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
canarinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Brazil national football team” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of canarinho. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “Seleção Brasileira de Futebol”.
What does canarinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineBrazil national football team
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of canarinho
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Seleção Brasileira de Futebol
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 canarinha?
- Brazil /ka.naˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ka.naˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /kɐ.nɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is canarinha in Portuguese?
canarinha appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).