racaille

French

noun

Definitions

(derogatory) people, mainly young, who engage in antisocial behaviour; rabble, riffraff; rascals

Etymology

Inherited from Old French rascaille (rabble, outcast) derived from Latin *rasicō.

Origin

Latin

*rasicō

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

berascal English
rascal English
rascaldom English
rascaless English
rascalism English
rascality English
rascally English
rascalry English
wraprascal English
*rasicare Latin
*rasicāre Latin
*rasicō Latin
rascaile Middle English
rascaille Old French
raskol Tok Pisin