Canaille Definition

kə-nī, -nāl
noun
The common people; the masses.
American Heritage
The mob; rabble.
Webster's New World

(Canada) Shorts or inferior flour.

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Other Word Forms of Canaille

Noun

Singular:
canaille
Plural:
canailles

Origin of Canaille

  • French from Italian canaglia pack of dogs, rabble from cane dog from Latin canis kwon- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French

    From Wiktionary

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