canário

Meaning

Concepts

canary bird

canarian

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈna.ɾi.u/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin [Īnsula] Canāria (“Canary Islands”); īnsula (“island”) + canāria (“of the dogs”), from canis (“dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. The bird is named after its original which included the Canary Islands.

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