canaillerie

French

Etymology

From canaille (“trickster, prankster; scoundrel, rascal”) +‎ -erie (denotes nouns describing qualities or properties).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.naj.ʁi/, /ka.na.jə.ʁi/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.naj.ri/
• Rhymes: -i
• Homophone: canailleries

Noun

canaillerie f (plural canailleries)

1. prank, mischievous trick, blackguardism
2. mischief, mischievousness
3. wickedness, unkind action
4. deceit

Further reading

• “canaillerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.