canaille

French

noun

Definitions

(archaic) rabble (collectively)
rascal, blackguard, scoundrel, scum

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French canaille derived from Italian canaglia.

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

canaglia

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

canail English
canaille English
kanalja Finnish
canaglia Italian
cane Italian
canaille Dutch, Flemish
canaillerie French
каналья Russian
canalla Spanish, Castilian
canalha Portuguese
kanalje Danish
kanajlaro Esperanto
kanajlo Esperanto
canaille Middle French

canaillerie