Polyglot Dictionary

canalla

/kaˈnaʝa/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
canallas

Meaning

  1. scoundrel

    • Ese canalla me engañó.

      That scoundrel tricked me.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

sinvergüenza

canalla and sinvergüenza are close synonyms for "scoundrel"; sinvergüenza leans toward "shameless."

rufián

rufián is more literary or archaic than canalla, historically implying a pimp or villain.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

canalha

canalha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Portuguese

patife

patife is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Practice

1 What does canalla mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ese ___ me engañó.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches canalla?

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