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canalla.

canaille

7 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[kəˈna.ʎə]Balearic, Central, Northern[kaˈna.ʎa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. canaille

    derogatory · feminine · obsolete

  2. children

    collective · feminine

  3. the child members of a colla, as a group

    feminine
    assaig de canalla
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *canālia, possibly via Italian canaglia.

noun[kəˈna.ʎə]Balearic, Central, Northern[kaˈna.ʎa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. rotter, blackguard

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *canālia, possibly via Italian canaglia.

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