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ca⋅naille
/
kəˈneɪl
;
Fr.
kaˈnɑ
y
ə
/
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[
k
uh
-
neyl
;
Fr.
k
a
-
nah
-y
uh
]
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–noun
riffraff; rabble.
Origin:
1670–80;
< F < It
canaglia
pack of dogs, equiv. to
can
(
e
) dog (< L
canis
) +
-aglia
collective suffix
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ca·naille
(kə-nī', -nāl')
n.
The masses of the people; the proletariat.
Rabble; riffraff.
[French, from Italian
canaglia
,
pack of dogs, rabble
, from
cane
,
dog
, from Latin
canis
; see
kwon-
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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