English → Latin
“poach” in Latin
surripiōto snatch away; to steal, pilfer, purloin, filchfūrtimsecretly, stealthilyōvumegg (approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the emfricōto rub; to chafe
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
poach
To steal, plunder, furari alicui aliquid; furto alicui, ab aliquo, aliquid subducere; surripere; (of game), *furtim, claim feras intercipere.
Poached eggs, ova assa; ova (ex butyro, ex oieo) fricta.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for poach?
- The usual Latin words for “poach” are surripiō, fūrtim, ōvum; also fricō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.