Polyglot Dictionary

canalha

/kaˈnaʎɐ/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os canalhas

Meaning

  1. scoundrel

    • Aquele canalha mentiu.

      That scoundrel lied.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

patife

canalha and patife are close synonyms for "scoundrel," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

canalla

canalla is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Spanish

rufián

rufián is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Spanish

sinvergüenza

sinvergüenza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Practice

1 What does canalha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Aquele ___ mentiu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches canalha?

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