canaglia

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *canālia, from canis, corresponding to cane +‎ -aglia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈnaʎ.ʎa/
Rhymes: -aʎʎa
Hyphenation: ca‧nà‧glia

Noun

canaglia f (plural canaglie)

scoundrel, rogue
Synonym: birbante
(collective) canaille

Descendants

→ Afrikaans: karnallie
→ Dutch: kanalje
→ Finnish: kanalja
→ French: canaille
- → English: canaille
- → German: Canaille, Kanaille
→ Galician: canalla
→ Polish: kanalia
→ Portuguese: canalha
→ Romanian: canalie
→ Russian: кана́лья (kanálʹja)
→ Spanish: canalla
→ Swedish: kanalje

Further reading

canaglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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