canarese

adjective, noun, plural Ca·na·rese.

1. Kanarese.

adjective

1. of or relating to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.

noun, plural Ka·na·rese.

2. one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.
3. Kannada.

noun, verb plural -rese

1. a variant spelling of Kanarese

noun

1. plural -rese a member of a people of S India living chiefly in Kanara
2. the language of this people; Kannada