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/Sounds like "soh" (as in "solo") + "PLOHN" (as in "plow") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "rryoh"/

Meaning

In Mexico, a neighborhood informant who watches the block and feeds information to police or local gangs about who comes and goes. In rough neighborhoods, the last person you want nearby when you talk.

Examples

Be careful what you say in front of him, they say he's a snitch.

The neighborhood snitch got run out of the block when people caught on.

Regional synonyms

Casual athletic footwear, like sneakers or tennis shoes. In Argentina, Spain, and Chile, 'zapatillas' is used instead of 'tenis' (Mexico) or 'championes' (Uruguay) for this type of casual, comfortable footwear.