Ok, do I have the meaning of this word right?

Question

Leva is someone who claims one gang, then all of the sudden goes to the other right? Some fool tried to tell me it was just someone who hung out with, but was not part of the gang.

right?

Answer 1

Yes, you have the meaning correct.

"The term leva (English: for "Coward"), is used by Chicano urban/barrio youth to mean that a member of a group has turned his or her back on the rest. Also meaning that a member of a gang or group has disappointed his or her peers by joining another group/gang".