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canaille
ca·naille
/
kəˈneɪl;
French
kaˈnɑ
yə
/
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[
k
uh
-
neyl
;
French
k
a
-
nah
-y
uh
]
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noun
riffraff; rabble.
Origin:
1670–80;
<
French
<
Italian
canaglia
pack of dogs, equivalent to
can
(
e
) dog (<
Latin
canis
) +
-aglia
collective suffix
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canaille
(kanɑj)
—
n
the masses; mob; rabble
[C17: from French, from Italian
canaglia
pack of dogs]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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canaille
"rabble," from Fr. canaille (16c.), from It. canaglia, lit. "a pack of dogs," from cane "dog."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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