What does canario in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word canario in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use canario in Spanish.

The word canario in Spanish means from the Canary Islands, Canary Islander, Canarian Spanish, canary, Canary Islands music, Canary Island dance, bird whistle, canary yellow, powder my nose. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word canario

from the Canary Islands

adjetivo (relativo a Canarias)

El clima canario es muy agradable.
The climate of the Canary Islands its very pleasant.

Canary Islander

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (natural de Canarias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Inés está saliendo con un canario que conoció en Fuerteventura.
Ines is going out with a Canary Islander she met in Fuerteventura.

Canarian Spanish

nombre masculino (variedad del español) (language)

Al principio me costaba un poco entender algunas expresiones del canario.
Initially I found it hard to understand certain expressions in Canarian Spanish.

canary

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (pájaro cantor) (zoology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un canario se posó en la rama y comenzó a gorjear.
A canary landed on the branch and began to trill.

Canary Islands music

nombre masculino (ES (música de islas Canarias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El canario es muy antiguo.
Canary Islands music is very old.

Canary Island dance

nombre masculino (baile de islas Canarias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bird whistle

nombre masculino (CL (pito: imita gorjeo de pájaro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los niños hacían sonar sus canarios en el bosque.
The children were blowing their bird whistles in the forest.

canary yellow

locución nominal masculina (amarillo intenso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El amarillo canario de esa corbata no combina con nada.
The canary yellow of that tie doesn't go with anything.

powder my nose

locución verbal (coloquial (eufemismo: orinar) (woman)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Voy al baño que tengo que cambiarle el agua al canario.

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