Canarese

[ kah-nuh-reez, -rees, kan-uh- ]

/ ˌkɑ nəˈriz, -ˈris, ˌkæn ə- /

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adjective, noun, plural Ca·na·rese.

Kanarese.

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Words nearby Canarese

Canandaigua Lake, Cananea, canapé, Canara, canard, Canarese, Canaries Current, canary, canarybird flower, canary creeper, canary grass

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How to use Canarese in a sentence

The hymn was a Canarese translation of a Latin one used in the church, and accorded with the music perfectly.
A Noble Queen (Volume I of 3)|Philip Meadows Taylor
Among the Telugu and Canarese sections, it is tied by the bridegroom himself.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
The name is derived from the Canarese okkalu,103 which means cultivation or agriculture.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
The marriage rites are a blend of the Canarese and Telugu types.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

They speak a very corrupt form of Tamil, mixed with Canarese.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for Canarese

Canarese

/ (ˌkænəˈriːz) /

noun, verb plural -rese

a variant spelling of Kanarese

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