canalha
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian canaglia.[1] By analogy cão (“dog”) + -alha.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aʎɐ
- Hyphenation: ca‧na‧lha
Noun edit
canalha m or f by sense (plural canalhas)
- scoundrel, villain, blackguard, bastard, degenerate
- (offensive, vulgar) Term of abuse
Noun edit
canalha f (plural canalhas)
References edit
- ^ “canalha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.