素すっ破ぱ

noun

spy; ninja-like agent

Archaic term for a spy or undercover agent serving a samurai during the Warring States period (Sengoku era).

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、素すっ破ぱは敵てき陣じんに潜せん入にゅうして情じょう報ほうを集あつめた。

  During the Warring States period, suppa infiltrated enemy camps to gather intelligence.

noun

thief; liar

Archaic extended meanings: a thief or a liar. These senses are rare and mostly found in historical texts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、素すっ破ぱを盗ぬす人びとや嘘うそつきの意い味みで使つかった例れいがある。

  In old documents, there are examples where suppa is used to mean a thief or a liar.