"canaille" meaning in French

See canaille in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ka.naj/, /ka.nɑj/, /kɑ̃.naj/ [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-canaille.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-canaille.wav Forms: canailles [plural]
Rhymes: -aj Etymology: Inherited from Middle French canaille, from Italian canaglia. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|canaille|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French canaille, {{inh+|fr|frm|canaille}} Inherited from Middle French canaille, {{der|fr|it|canaglia}} Italian canaglia Head templates: {{fr-adj}} canaille (plural canailles)
  1. raffish
    Sense id: en-canaille-fr-adj-Sr0y46UZ
  2. scoundrelly
    Sense id: en-canaille-fr-adj-lnPwpRNg
  3. (Louisiana) cunning, tricky Tags: Louisiana
    Sense id: en-canaille-fr-adj-Jopiw-sT Categories (other): Louisiana French
  4. (Louisiana) mischievous Tags: Louisiana
    Sense id: en-canaille-fr-adj-Uqmv0Jz- Categories (other): Louisiana French
  5. (Louisiana) unruly Tags: Louisiana
    Sense id: en-canaille-fr-adj-0DWK-dfX Categories (other): Louisiana French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ka.naj/, /ka.nɑj/, /kɑ̃.naj/ [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-canaille.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-canaille.wav Forms: canailles [plural]
Rhymes: -aj Etymology: Inherited from Middle French canaille, from Italian canaglia. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|canaille|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French canaille, {{inh+|fr|frm|canaille}} Inherited from Middle French canaille, {{der|fr|it|canaglia}} Italian canaglia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} canaille f (plural canailles)
  1. (archaic, derogatory, collectively) rabble, riffraff Tags: archaic, collective, derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-canaille-fr-noun-RzUTHZPo
  2. (also Louisiana) rascal, blackguard, scoundrel, scum Tags: Louisiana, also, feminine
    Sense id: en-canaille-fr-noun-2iLuhtog Categories (other): Louisiana French
  3. (Louisiana) clever person Tags: Louisiana, feminine
    Sense id: en-canaille-fr-noun-zc~YytvD Categories (other): Louisiana French, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 1 9 2 1 12 10 12 11 2 9 18 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 8 1 0 14 10 12 12 1 9 20 11 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 10 12 12 2 10 26 12
  4. (Louisiana) trickster, prankster Tags: Louisiana, feminine
    Sense id: en-canaille-fr-noun-sIgSIZRl Categories (other): Louisiana French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canailler, canaillerie, canaillocratie, canaillou, encanaillement, encanailler
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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        "rascal, blackguard, scoundrel, scum"
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        "(Louisiana) clever person"
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        "(Louisiana) trickster, prankster"
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        "raffish"
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      "glosses": [
        "scoundrelly"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Louisiana French"
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      "glosses": [
        "mischievous"
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        "unruly"
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        "(Louisiana) unruly"
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      "ipa": "/ka.nɑj/"
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  ],
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}

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