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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Romani pucava (“to say, to tell”), of disputed origin. Also found as Spanish puchar.
Pronunciation
Noun
poucave f (plural poucaves)
- (slang) snitch, informer
- Synonyms: balance, pookie
2017, “Gustavo”, in Elh Kmer (lyrics), Indépendant:Fais pas le bandit si t’es une poucave!- Don’t play at being a crook if you're a nark!
Verb
poucave
- (slang) to betray, to snitch on
References
- Helzle-Drehwald, Bernhard (2004) Der Gitanismo im spanischen Argot (Kölner Romanistische Arbeiten; 83), Geneva: Librairie Droz, →ISBN, page 320