canalla

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kəˈna.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /kaˈna.ʎa/

Noun

canalla f (plural canalles)

(collective) children
Synonyms: mainada, quitxalla
- 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

“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, 2023

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian canaglia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈnaʝa/ [kaˈna.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈnaʎa/ [kaˈna.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈnaʃa/ [kaˈna.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈnaʒa/ [kaˈna.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

Syllabification: ca‧na‧lla

Noun

canalla f (plural canallas)

rabble, riff-raff, canaille

Noun

canalla m or f (plural canallas)

(colloquial) swine, rascal

Further reading

“canalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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