Main Entry: ca·nary

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈner-ē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): 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