"charver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: charvers [plural]
Etymology: Of uncertain origin; possibly from nineteenth-century Romani charver (“prostitute”), or Italian chiavare (“to nail, to attach, to fuck”), or from Romani ćhavo (“child”) and/or its derivatives, especially Spanish chava (“girl”), or from Spanish chabacanada (“vulgarity”). (Compare charva.) Etymology templates: {{der|en|rom|charver||prostitute}} Romani charver (“prostitute”), {{der|en|it|chiavare|t=to nail, to attach, to fuck}} Italian chiavare (“to nail, to attach, to fuck”), {{der|en|rom|ćhavo|t=child}} Romani ćhavo (“child”), {{der|en|es|chava|t=girl}} Spanish chava (“girl”), {{der|en|es|chabacanada|t=vulgarity}} Spanish chabacanada (“vulgarity”), {{m|en|charva}} charva Head templates: {{en-noun}} charver (plural charvers)
  1. (Polari) Sexual intercourse; fucking. Tags: Polari
    Sense id: en-charver-en-noun-smUBa4HS Categories (other): Polari
  2. (Polari) A woman, especially as a sexual partner. Tags: Polari
    Sense id: en-charver-en-noun-QtMUV5zz Categories (other): Polari, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 69 21 4
  3. Alternative spelling of charva (“unruly youth; chav; friend, mate”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: charva (extra: unruly youth; chav; friend, mate)
    Sense id: en-charver-en-noun-HgGH62PL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arva

Verb

Forms: charvers [present, singular, third-person], charvering [participle, present], charvered [participle, past], charvered [past]
Etymology: Of uncertain origin; possibly from nineteenth-century Romani charver (“prostitute”), or Italian chiavare (“to nail, to attach, to fuck”), or from Romani ćhavo (“child”) and/or its derivatives, especially Spanish chava (“girl”), or from Spanish chabacanada (“vulgarity”). (Compare charva.) Etymology templates: {{der|en|rom|charver||prostitute}} Romani charver (“prostitute”), {{der|en|it|chiavare|t=to nail, to attach, to fuck}} Italian chiavare (“to nail, to attach, to fuck”), {{der|en|rom|ćhavo|t=child}} Romani ćhavo (“child”), {{der|en|es|chava|t=girl}} Spanish chava (“girl”), {{der|en|es|chabacanada|t=vulgarity}} Spanish chabacanada (“vulgarity”), {{m|en|charva}} charva Head templates: {{en-verb}} charver (third-person singular simple present charvers, present participle charvering, simple past and past participle charvered)
  1. (Polari) To have sex with; to fuck. Tags: Polari
    Sense id: en-charver-en-verb-a-NtRB43 Categories (other): Polari

Inflected forms

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