Definition for: canary

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English

Etymology

from the Latin Canaria insula , Canary Islands (Islas Canarias); named for its dogs ( canis ).

Noun

canary

1. a small, usually yellow, finch, a songbird native to the Canary Islands ( Serinus canaria, Serinus serinus, Serinus pusillus ).
2. ( colour ) a light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.

   canary colour:

3. a light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands
4. a lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries )
5. colloquial : a female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
6. any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour
7. slang : an informer or snitch, squealer (someone who "sings" to the police)
8. slang : (yellow) capsule of barbiturate Nembutal™
9. (metaphorically) Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)

Translations

• Bulgarian: кaнaрчe (1)
• Catalan: canari m
• Czech: kanár, kanárek (1, kanárkově žlutá (2)
• Dutch: kanarie m (1), kanarievogel m (1), kanariegeel n (2)
• Esperanto: kanario (1)
• Finnish: kanarialintu (1)
• French: canari m (1), jaune canari m (2)
• German: Kanarienvogel m (1)
• Hungarian: kanári madár ()
• Indonesian: burung kenari (1)
• Italian: canario (1)
• Japanese: カナリア, kanaria ()
• Low Saxon (“Low German”): Kanaarnvagel m , Kanaarjenvagel m , Kanaljenvagel m
• Polish: kanarek (1)
• Portuguese: canario m
• Russian: кaнaрeйкa (1)
• Slovak: kanárik (1), kanárikovo žltá (2)
• Slovene: kanarček m (1)
• Spanish: canario m
• Vietnamese: chim tước

Adjective

canary ( comparative : more canary , superlative : most canary )

1. ( colour ) of a light yellow colour.

Intransitive verb

to canary ( third-person singular simple present canaries , present participle canarying , simple past canaried , past participle canaried )

1. to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)

Derived terms

• bush canary
• canagry grass
• canary creeper
• canary yellow

Related terms

• serin
• yellowhead

See also

Other Translations for "canary"

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Hex		63616E617279
Pig Latin		anarycay

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