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Pronunciation / Transliteration: canalla
"Ese malnacido es un verdadero canalla."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person, especially a man, who behaves in a dishonest, despicable, or abusive way.
"He behaved like an utter blackguard, cheating his own family out of their inheritance."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originally denoting the kitchen servants of a royal household (collectively called the 'black guard' due to their sooty pots and pans), later coming to mean a scoundrel or villain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blackguard" is said worldwide
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fripouille
Transliteration: fripouille
"C'est un véritable blackguard qui mérite d'être puni."
Schurke
Transliteration: Schurke
"Er entpuppte sich als ein gemeiner Schurke."
canaglia
Transliteration: canaglia
"Quel blackguard ha cercato di imbrogliarmi."
canalla
Transliteration: canalla
"Ese malnacido es un verdadero canalla."
canalha
Transliteration: canalha
"Ele provou ser um completo canalha."
धूर्त
Transliteration: dhurt
"वह एक धोखेबाज और धूर्त इंसान है।"
流氓
Transliteration: liúmáng
"他被认为是一个卑鄙的流氓。"
악당
Transliteration: akdang
"그는 비열한 악당에 불과했다."
悪党
Transliteration: akutō
"彼は最低な悪党として知られていた。"
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