noun, feminine/ka.naj/plural: canailles
rabble, riffraff; rascal, blackguard, scoundrel, scum; clever person; trickster, prankster
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓder. Latin canēs Latin canisder. Vulgar Latin *canālia Italian canagliabor. Middle French canaille French canaille Inherited from Middle French canaille, from Italian canaglia.