canalha

Meaning

  1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) scoundrel, villain, blackguard, bastard, degenerate
  2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, offensive, vulgar) Term of abuse

Concepts

scoundrel
rogue
villain
🦹‍♂️
louse
bastard
rapscallion
rascal
scamp
skunk
🦨
sleazebag
swine

varlet

skeezicks
rascalry
herd
knave
pig
🐖
rotter
scalawag
scallywag
Synonyms

biltre
patife
C1
traste
C2
maroto
C2
miserável
B2
piolho
34k

bilontra

sem-vergonha
46k
populacho
súcia
vulgo
cambada
C2
sem vergonha

bigorrilha

corja
patuleia
choldra
34k
povinho
bas fond
escória
C2
plebe
ralé
24k
bandalho
23k
gentalha
41k
malandro
C1
malta
B1
Translations

canalla
canaille
Schurke
🦹‍♂️
canaglia
ploert
Schuft
mascalzone

gredin

granuja
manigoldo
loeder
fripouille
canalla
Kanaille
briccone
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈna.ʎɐ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Italian
Italian
canaglia
In summary

Borrowed from Italian canaglia, ultimately equivalent to cão + -alha.

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