canary
noun
[ kəˈnɛːri ]
• a mainly African finch with a melodious song, typically having yellowish-green plumage. One kind is popular as a cage bird and has been bred in a variety of colours, especially bright yellow.
• a bright yellow colour resembling the plumage of a canary.
• "villas painted in canary yellow"
• a sweet wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira.
Origin:
late 16th century: from French canari, from Spanish canario ‘canary’ or ‘person from the Canary Islands’ (see Canary Islands).
