Italian

Suffix

-aglia f

1. used to create female collective pejorative nouns

Usage notes

• cane “dog” → canaglia “scoundrel, rogue” (whence French canaille)
• gente “people” → gentaglia “rabble, scum”

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ “-aglia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2