canarinha
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.naˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [ka.naˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.naˈɾi.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.nɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/
Adjective
canarinha
- feminine singular of canarinho
Noun
canarinha f (uncountable)
- Brazil national football team
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese canarinho, but in feminine form, because the word "selección" (national team) is feminine.
Noun
canarinha f (uncountable)
- Brazil national football team
- 2015 November 15, “Argentina completa el peor inicio de su historia en las eliminatorias”, in El País:
- Lo que a la canarinha debe preocuparle es que sigue sin rumbo como en su Mundial de 2014 y en la Copa América de Chile 2015.
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