/kah'neuh reez", -rees", kan'euh-/ , adj., n., pl. Kanarese .
adj.
1. of or pertaining to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.
n.
2. one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.
3. Kannada.
Also, Canarese .
[ 1830-40; KANAR(A) + -ESE ]