Noun kanarese has 2 senses
- Kanarese, Canarese - a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India
--1 is a kind of Dravidian
- Kannada, Kanarese - a Dravidian language spoken in southern India
--2 is a kind of South Dravidian
--2 has particulars: Badaga
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