Canary

//kəˈnɛəɹi//

Synonyms for "canary" (146 found)

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Closest matches (30)

Adjective(1 words)
canary-yellow

Strong matches (43)

Noun(3 words)
finkgrassinformant

Related words (73)

Verb(1 words)
rat out

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3 entries

Synonyms

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has context

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similar

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Translations

130 translations across 57 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • Kanariese wyn noun (wine)
  • kanarie noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanariegeel noun (colour)
  • kanariekleur noun (colour)

Arabic

1 entries
  • كَنَارِي noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Armenian

1 entries
  • դեղձանիկ noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Asturian

1 entries
  • canariu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • sarı bülbül noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • доносник noun (squealer)
  • канарче noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Campidanese Sardinian

4 entries
  • canariu adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • canariu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • canariu noun (colour)
  • canariu noun (small yellow bird in general)

Catalan

2 entries
  • canari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • canarí noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 金絲雀 /金丝雀 noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Czech

3 entries
  • kanár noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanárek noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanárkově žlutá noun (colour)

Danish

3 entries
  • kanariegul adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • kanariefugl noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanariegul noun (colour)

Dutch

4 entries
  • kanariegeel adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • kanarie noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanariegeel noun (colour)
  • kanarievogel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • kanario noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Faroese

1 entries
  • kanarjufuglur noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kanariankeltainen adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • Kanarian viini noun (wine)
  • kanarialintu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanarialintu noun (soprano)

French

2 entries
  • canari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • jaune canari noun (colour)

Gallurese

4 entries
  • canariu adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • canariu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • canariu noun (colour)
  • canariu noun (small yellow bird in general)

German

3 entries
  • kanariengelb adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • Kanariengelb noun (colour)
  • Kanarienvogel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Greek

3 entries
  • καναρίνι noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • καναρίνι noun (small yellow bird in general)
  • καναρινί noun (colour)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • כנרית noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • kanári noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanárimadár noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanárisárga noun (colour)

Ido

1 entries
  • kanario noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kenari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Italian

4 entries
  • canarino adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • canarino noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • canarino noun (small yellow bird in general)
  • canarino noun (squealer)

Japanese

4 entries
  • カナリア noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • カナリア色 noun (colour)
  • カナリヤ noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • 金糸雀 noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Korean

1 entries
  • 카나리아 noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Kumyk

1 entries
  • сарижымчыкъ noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Latin

1 entries
  • canaria fringilla noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • kanarėlė noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Low German

3 entries
  • Kanaarjenvagel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • Kanaarnvagel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • Kanaljenvagel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Kanarievillchen noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • канари́нец noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Norman

1 entries
  • canârien noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • kanarifugl noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanarigul noun (colour)

Papiamentu

1 entries
  • kanari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Polish

2 entries
  • kanarek noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanarkowy noun (colour)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • amarelo-canário adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • amarelo-canário noun (colour)
  • canário noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • canário noun (dance)

Romanian

2 entries
  • canar noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • canar noun (squealer)

Russian

3 entries
  • канаре́йка noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • настуча́ть verb (to inform or snitch)
  • стуча́ть verb (to inform or snitch)

Sardinian

4 entries
  • canarinu adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • canarinu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • canarinu noun (colour)
  • canarinu noun (colour)

Sassarese

4 entries
  • canariu adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • canariu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • canariu noun (colour)
  • canariu noun (small yellow bird in general)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • canèiridh noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • kanarinac noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • канаринац noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Slovak

2 entries
  • kanárik noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanárikovo žltá noun (colour)

Slovene

1 entries
  • kanarček noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Soussian

1 entries
  • kalalius noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Spanish

1 entries
  • canario noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • kanari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Swedish

2 entries
  • kanariegul adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • kanariefågel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • kanaryo noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Thai

1 entries
  • นกคีรีบูน noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Turkish

2 entries
  • kanarya noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • sarı bülbül noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Venetan

1 entries
  • canarìn noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • (màu) vàng nhạt noun (colour)
  • chim bạch yến noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • chim tước noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • rượu canary noun (wine)

Volapük

4 entries
  • kanairakölik adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • kanairayelovik adj (of a light yellow colour)
  • kanair noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
  • kanairaköl noun (colour)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • kanarje noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • קאַנאַריק noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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A canary is a small bird, and people sometimes keep it as a pet.

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I had scarcely opened the cage when the canary flew out.

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My canary was killed by a cat.

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He looks like a cat that ate the canary.

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