Definition of "canaille" in English

noun

1. (countable, collective) The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.

   • … whatever language he knows, he knows precisely; whatever word he pronounces, he pronounces rightly; above all, he is learned in the peerage of words; knows the words of true descent and ancient blood, at a glance, from words of modern canaille; …

2. (uncountable, Canada) Shorts or inferior flour.