canalha

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canalha

/kɐ.ˈna.ʎɐ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do italiano canaglia.

adjective

diz-se de pessoa vil; velhaco, tratante

noun

pessoa de desenvolvimento no estágio infantil
ajuntamento de crianças
pessoa vil; velhaco, tratante

Similar: criança, pirralho, puto

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: criança, pirralho, puto

In English

louse worthless person
swine contemptible person
herd a crowd, a mass of people; now usually pejorative
sleaze a person with low moral standards
rascal cheeky person
scoundrel villain
sleazebag morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person

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@misc{canalha_2026,
  title = {canalha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/canalha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}