conjunction/puʁ.vy kə/
let's hope (that); provided (that), as long as
“Pourvu qu'il arrive à temps ! J'ai pas envie de rater le train.” — Let's hope that he arrives on time! I don't want to miss the train.
Synonyms: tant que
Compare English provided (that) for semantics, as pourvu is the past participle of pourvoir (“to provide”). The phonetic resemblance to Italian purché is coincidental.