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canaille.

plebs, scum, riffraff

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaːˈnɑ.jə/
  1. plebs, scum, riffraff

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
  2. rascal, jerk, scumbag

    countable · neuter · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓder. Latin canēs Latin canisder. Vulgar Latin *canālia Italian canagliabor. Middle French canaillebor. Dutch canaille Borrowed from Middle French canaille, from Italian canaglia. From the sixteenth century onwards.

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