шваль - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

• IPA^(key): [ʂvalʲ]

Unknown. Sometimes compared with German Schwall (“flood”) or French cheval (“horse”).

шваль • (švalʹ) f anim or f inan (genitive шва́ли, nominative plural шва́ли, genitive plural шва́лей)

1. (colloquial, derogatory, sometimes collectively, animate) scum, dregs, despicable person, riffraff, despicable people
2. (colloquial, derogatory, usually collectively, inanimate) rubbish, useless things

From шить (šitʹ, “to sew”).

шваль • (švalʹ) m anim (genitive шва́ля, nominative plural шва́ли, genitive plural шва́лей)

1. (dated) tailor