pouque
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
- puk (Sark)
Etymology edit
From Old Northern French poque, puque (compare Old French puche, modern French poche), from Old Norse poki. Compare also English pocket, poke (noun) from the same source through Anglo-Norman.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun edit
pouque f (plural pouques)
- (Jersey, Normandy) bag
- (Jersey, anatomy) scrotum
- (Guernsey) traditionally, one of the little people, an impish character
Derived terms edit
- pouque à bathi, pouque à bostchot (“bin liner”)
- pouque à dormi (“sleeping bag”)
- pouque à pais (“beanbag”)
- pouque à thée (“teabag”)
- pouque à vent (“set of bagpipes”)
- pouque en papi (“paper bag”)
- pouque en plastique (“plastic bag”)
- pouquelée (“bagful”)