canallesco

Spanish

Etymology

From canalla +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kanaˈʝesko/ [ka.naˈʝes.ko] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kanaˈʎesko/ [ka.naˈʎes.ko] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kanaˈʃesko/ [ka.naˈʃes.ko] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kanaˈʒesko/ [ka.naˈʒes.ko] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Syllabification: ca‧na‧lles‧co

Adjective

canallesco (feminine canallesca, masculine plural canallescos, feminine plural canallescas)

  1. low, despicable
    • 2015 October 31, “La canallesca”, in El País‎[1]:
      Pero ahora vivimos meses de bonanza y el triunfo no tiene más padrino que el club, comprensivo con los aduladores e inflexible con los críticos, que cada vez son más canallas y canallescos, como diría Manolo.
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