canaille

[ kuh-neyl; French ka-nah-yuh ]

/ kəˈneɪl; French kaˈnɑ yə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR canaille ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

riffraff; rabble.

Origin of canaille

1670–80; <French <Italian canaglia pack of dogs, equivalent to can(e) dog (<Latin canis) + -aglia collective suffix

Words nearby canaille

Canadian Shield, Canadian soldier, Canadian tuxedo, Canadian whisky, canaigre, canaille, canakin, canal, canal boat, Canaletto, canaliculitis

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Example sentences from the Web for canaille

My canaille would have become the best educated in the world.
The Tragedy of St. Helena|Walter Runciman
The yeomanry of the United States are not the canaille of Paris.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
It is very recherché, and the prices are so high that the canaille, as the Marquise de Pivart calls the tourists, don't come.
The Letters of her Mother to Elizabeth|W. R. H. (William Rutherford Hayes) Trowbridge
I suppose this is the case where the blood of a gentleman boils indignantly at the challenge of the canaille.
Barrington|Charles James Lever

If the canaille cast mud at one of noble lineage, does it disgrace him?
Of High Descent|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for canaille

canaille

/ French (kanɑj) /

noun

the masses; mob; rabble

Word Origin for canaille

C17: from French, from Italian canaglia pack of dogs

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单词	canaille
释义	canaille [ kuh-neyl; French ka-nah-yuh ] / kəˈneɪl; French kaˈnɑ yə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR canaille ON THESAURUS.COM noun riffraff; rabble. Origin of canaille 1670–80; <French <Italian canaglia pack of dogs, equivalent to can(e) dog (<Latin canis) + -aglia collective suffix Words nearby canaille Canadian Shield, Canadian soldier, Canadian tuxedo, Canadian whisky, canaigre, canaille, canakin, canal, canal boat, Canaletto, canaliculitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for canaille My canaille would have become the best educated in the world. The Tragedy of St. Helena\|Walter Runciman The yeomanry of the United States are not the canaille of Paris. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson It is very recherché, and the prices are so high that the canaille, as the Marquise de Pivart calls the tourists, don't come. The Letters of her Mother to Elizabeth\|W. R. H. (William Rutherford Hayes) Trowbridge I suppose this is the case where the blood of a gentleman boils indignantly at the challenge of the canaille. Barrington\|Charles James Lever If the canaille cast mud at one of noble lineage, does it disgrace him? Of High Descent\|George Manville Fenn British Dictionary definitions for canaille canaille / French (kanɑj) / noun the masses; mob; rabble Word Origin for canaille C17: from French, from Italian canaglia pack of dogs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to canaille masses, rabble, riffraff, unwashed, commoners
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canaille

noun

Origin of canaille

Words nearby canaille

Example sentences from the Web for canaille

British Dictionary definitions for canaille

noun

Word Origin for canaille

Words related to canaille