pouque
Norman
editAlternative forms
edit- puk (Sark)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editpouque 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”)