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soldataglia

rabble of soldiers

noun sol-dah-TAH-lyah Rare

Usage Note

Soldataglia is a pejorative collective noun for an undisciplined, disorderly band of soldiers. The suffix -aglia (as in gentaglia, ciurmaglia) marks collective nouns with a derogatory sense. It is always used in the singular and has no standard plural. Invariable in number.

Examples

"La soldataglia saccheggiò il villaggio senza pietà."

Natural Translation

The rabble of soldiers plundered the village without mercy.

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