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)

  1. scoundrel, rogue
    Synonyms: furfante, carogna, birbante (chiefly endearing)
  2. (collective) canaille

Descendants

  • → Catalan: canalla
  • → Finnish: kanalja
  • → Galician: canalla, canalha
  • → Middle French: canaille
    • French: canaille (see there for further descendants)
  • → Polish: kanalia
  • → Portuguese: canalha
  • → Romanian: canalie
  • → Russian: кана́лья (kanálʹja)
  • → Spanish: canalla

Further reading

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