canalla
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
canalla f (plural canalles)
- (collective) children
- 1956, Joan Sales, Incerta glòria:
- Mentrestant la canalla, i n'hi havia un mosquer, venien a admirar de la vora els nostres galons, les nostres guerreres flamants.
- Meanwhile the children--and there was a swarm of them--came close up to admire our stripes, our brand-new military jackets.
- (castells) the child members of a colla, as a group
- assaig de canalla
- special practice for the children of a colla
- (obsolete, derogatory) canaille
Further reading edit
- “canalla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “canalla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since 1671. Ultimately, from Italian canaglia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
canalla f (plural canallas)
- (collective, uncountable) canaille
- Synonyms: xentalla, xente bafúa
- rascal, jerk, scumbag
References edit
- “canalla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “canalla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “canalla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian canaglia.
Pronunciation edit
- Syllabification: ca‧na‧lla
Noun edit
canalla f (plural canallas)
Noun edit
canalla m or f by sense (plural canallas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “canalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014