CANARY


Meaning of CANARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈner-ē ]

noun

( plural ca·nar·ies )

Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands

Date: 1584

1. : a Canary Islands usually sweet wine similar to Madeira

2. : a lively 16th century court dance

3. : a small finch ( Serinus canarius syn. S. canaria ) of the Canary Islands that is usually greenish to yellow and is kept as a cage bird and singer

4. slang : informer 2

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.