pentito — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grass noun A common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
- rat noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
- snitch verb To inform on someone, often betraying a friend or group.
- turncoat noun A person who betrays their former group, cause, or allegiance to join the opposing side.
Senses
pentito is used for these senses in English:
- grass (countable, Britain, slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.
- rat (informal) A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- snitch (slang) An informer, one who betrays their group.
- stool pigeon (slang, obsolete, gambling) A decoy used in a crooked gambling game.
- turncoat A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.
grass — full definition
- noun A common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
- noun Marijuana (informal).
- noun British informal: an informer who reports criminals or wrongdoers to the authorities.
- verb British informal: to inform on someone to the police or another authority.
rat — full definition
- noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
- verb Informally, to inform on someone to the authorities; to betray someone's trust.