canario

adj.

Canarian, pertaining to the Canary Islands.

intj.

goodness me, good Heavens.

m.

1 canary, serin.

2 Canarian, native or inhabitant of Canary Islands, native or inhabitant of the Canaries.

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canario

► adjetivo

1 GEOGRAFÍA Canarian

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 Canarian

► nombre masculino canario

1 (pájaro) canary

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canario

► nombre masculino

1 (pájaro) canary

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I canario, -a

1.

ADJ from/of the Canary Islands

2.

SM / F Canary Islander, native/inhabitant of the Canary Islands

los canarios — the people of the Canary Islands

II

1. SM

1) (Orn) canary

2) ** prick ***

3) LAm (=amarillo) canary yellow

2.

EXCL * well I'm blowed! *

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I

-ria adjetivo of/from the Canary Islands

II

-ria masculino, femenino

1)

a) (de las Canarias) person from the Canary Islands

b) (Ur fam & pey) (pueblerino) country bumpkin (colloq), hick (AmE)

2) canario masculino (Zool) canary

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¹ = native of the Canary Islands, Canary Islander, Canarian, inhabitant of the Canary Islands.

Ex. Strangely enough, in 1434 Pope Eugene IV's papal bull established a complete prohibition on selling the natives of the Canary Islands into slavery.

Ex. Since the late 1600s, Spain had encouraged the Canary Islanders to move to the Caribbean colonies.

Ex. Canarians are like Teide, snowy quietness on the outside, fire in the heart.

Ex. The sum of the evidence from the skeletal remains shows that the early inhabitants of the Canary Islands belonged to different ethnical groups.

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* Islas Canarias, las = Canary Islands, the, Canaries, the.

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I

-ria adjetivo of/from the Canary Islands

II

-ria masculino, femenino

1)

a) (de las Canarias) person from the Canary Islands

b) (Ur fam & pey) (pueblerino) country bumpkin (colloq), hick (AmE)

2) canario masculino (Zool) canary

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canario²

² = canary.

Ex: Canaries are native to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Madeira and were formerly used by miners to warn of dangerous gases.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

¹ = native of the Canary Islands, Canary Islander, Canarian, inhabitant of the Canary Islands.

Ex: Strangely enough, in 1434 Pope Eugene IV's papal bull established a complete prohibition on selling the natives of the Canary Islands into slavery.

Ex: Since the late 1600s, Spain had encouraged the Canary Islanders to move to the Caribbean colonies.

Ex: Canarians are like Teide, snowy quietness on the outside, fire in the heart.

Ex: The sum of the evidence from the skeletal remains shows that the early inhabitants of the Canary Islands belonged to different ethnical groups.

* Islas Canarias, las = Canary Islands, the, Canaries, the.

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canario¹ -ria

adjective

of/from the Canary Islands

canario² -ria

masculine, feminine

A

1 (de las Canarias) person from the Canary Islands

2 (en Ur) person from Canelones

3 (Ur fam pey) (pueblerino) country bumpkin (colloq), hick (AmE colloq)

B

canario masculine (Zool) canary

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canario 1

◊ -ria adjetivo

of/from the Canary Islands
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (de las Canarias) person from the Canary Islands
canario 2 sustantivo masculino (Zool) canary
canario,-a
I adjetivo of/from the Canary Islands
II sustantivo masculino y femenino native of the Canary Islands
canario sustantivo masculino Orn canary

'canario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canaria
English:
canary

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canario, -a

♦ adj

1. [de las Canarias] of/from the Canary Islands, Canary

2. Urug [de Canelones] = relating to the Canelones department

3. Urug Fam Pey [del interior] up-country

♦ nm,f

1. [de las Canarias] Canary Islander

2. Urug [de Canelones] person from the Canelones department

3. Urug Fam Pey [del interior] country bumpkin, US hick

♦ nm

1. [pájaro] canary

2. Chile [silbato] clay whistle

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canario

I adj Canary atr

II m ZO canary

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canario, -ria adj

: of or from the Canary Islands

canario, -ria n

: Canarian, Canary Islander

canario nm

: canary

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canario n canary [pl. canaries]