Canarias

See also: canarias and canárias

Galician

Proper noun

Canarias f pl

1. Synonym of Illas Canarias

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin (īnsula) canāria (“Canary Islands”, literally “island of the dogs”), from canārius (“of dogs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnaɾjas/ [kaˈna.ɾjas]
• Rhymes: -aɾjas
• Syllabification: Ca‧na‧rias

Proper noun

Canarias f pl

1. Canaries, Canary Islands (an autonomous community and archipelago in Spain)

   Synonym: Islas Canarias

Related terms

• canario

 

Further reading

• Canarias on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es