Canary

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Intransitive verb 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Related terms 1.7 See also

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 m 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

• Appendix:Coloursfr:canary

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