Etymology from the Latin Canaria insula, Canary island (Islas Canarias); named for its dogs (canis). Noun a small, usually yellow, finch, a songbird native to the Canary Islands (Serinus canaria, Serinus serinus, Serinus pusillus). a light, slightly greenish, yellow colour. a light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands a lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries) colloquial: a female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer. any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour slang: an informer or snitch, squealer (someone who "sings" to the police) slang: (yellow) capsule of barbiturate Nembutal™ Translations Bulgarian: кaнaрчe (1) Catalan: canari m Chinese: () 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) Interlingua: Japanese: () Korean: [] () Polish: kanarek (1) Portuguese: canario m Russian: кaнaрeйкa (1) Slovak: kanárik (1), kanárikovo žltá (2) Spanish: canario m Vietnamese: chim tước Adjective of a light yellow colour. Intransitive verb to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance) Related words See Appendix:Colours