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canarinha

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.naˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [ka.naˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.naˈɾi.ɲa/

Adjective

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canarinha

  1. feminine singular of canarinho

Noun

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canarinha f (uncountable)

  1. Brazil national football team

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese canarinho, but in feminine form, because the word "selección" (national team) is feminine.

Noun

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canarinha f (uncountable)

  1. Brazil national football team
    • 2015 November 15, “Argentina completa el peor inicio de su historia en las eliminatorias”, in El País[1]:
      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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)