canário
Portuguese, noun/kaˈna.ɾju/
canário is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Canarian (native or inhabitant of Canary Islands)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie donde descendem todas as espécies de canários domésticos tornada popular pelos conquistadores…”.
What does canário mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rareCanarian (of, from or relating to Canary Islands)
noun
- 1
masculinerareCanarian (native or inhabitant of Canary Islands)
- 2
masculineAtlantic canary (Serinus canaria)
- 3
Brazilmasculinesaffron finch (Sicalis flaveola)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie donde descendem todas as espécies de canários domésticos tornada popular pelos conquistadores espanhóis das Ilhas Canárias; nome científico: Serinus canaria 2. natural ou habitante das Ilhas Canárias
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.
Forms of canário
- canária feminine
- canários masculine plural
- canárias feminine plural
- canarinho diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canário?
- Brazil /kaˈna.ɾju/
- Portugal /kɐˈna.ɾju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canário
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canário in Portuguese?
canário appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).