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Pronunciation / Transliteration: canaille
"Viens ici, petite canaille !"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A mischievous person, animal, or child.
"Stop eating those cookies, you little rascal!"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'rascal' originates from the Middle English 'rascal', which is derived from the Old French 'rascal', meaning 'a lowly person' or 'a scoundrel'. The term has evolved over centuries to refer to a mischievous or cheeky person, often with a playful connotation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rascal" is said worldwide
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canaille
Transliteration: canaille
"Viens ici, petite canaille !"
Schalk
Transliteration: Schalk
"Du bist mir ein kleiner Schalk!"
mascalzone
Transliteration: mascalzone
"Quella piccola mascalzone ha nascosto le mie chiavi."
pícaro
Transliteration: pícaro
"Ven aquí, pequeño pícaro."
canalha
Transliteration: canalha
"Venha cá, seu pequeno canalha."
शובी
Transliteration: sharati
Script: शरारती
"इधर आओ, तुम छोटे शरारती!"
淘气鬼
Transliteration: táoqì guǐ
"过来，你这个小淘气鬼！"
개구쟁이
Transliteration: gae-gu-jaeng-i
"이리 와, 이 개구쟁이 같으니라고!"
悪戯っ子
Transliteration: itazurakko
Script: いたずらっ子
"こら、そこの小さな悪戯っ子！"
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