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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of brother, Cf. scro.
Pronunciation
Noun
bro (plural bros)
- (slang) Brother (a male sibling).
My mom took my lil' bro to soccer practice now and she wanted me to pick him up.
- (slang) Brother (a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals).
Bro, you good? You've been lookin' kinda out of it lately.
- (slang) Brother used to address a male.
Ayo, bro, sorry to bother you but I think I accidentally backed up into your car: could we exchange information?
- (slang) A frat boy or someone who espouses the fraternity bro culture.
Pronoun
bro (third-person singular, masculine, nominative or objective case)
- (originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) A person previously mentioned, usually male. Chiefly equivalent to he and him.
Bro said he finna go off today
You gotta go up to bro and say, "I know what you mean"
Derived terms
Translations
male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals
- Esperanto: samideano (eo) (usually, but not always, refers to Esperantists), kamarado
- Finnish: toveri (fi), aatetoveri (fi), veli (fi)
- French: frérot (fr) m
- Greek: αφός (afós)
- Hungarian: tesó (hu)
- Persian: داداش (fa) (dâdâš), حاجی (fa) (hâji)
- Polish: brach (pl) m, braciak m
- Russian: брата́н (ru) m (bratán), брато́к (ru) m (bratók), бра́тец (ru) m (brátec), брати́шка (ru) m (bratíška)
- Spanish: compadre (es) m, broder (es) m, colega (es) m
- Turkish: kanka (tr)
- Yiddish: חבֿר (yi) m (khaver), גוטער־ברודער m (guter-bruder)
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used to address a male
- Arabic: أَخِي m (ʔaḵī)
- Catalan: frai m
- Chinese:
- Esperanto: amiko (eo), ulo (eo)
- Finnish: äijä (fi), kaveri (fi), jätkä (fi), jäbä (fi)
- French: frérot (fr) m
- Greek: αδερφάκι n (aderfáki), καρντάσι (el) n (karntási), μπρο m (bro)
- Hebrew: אָחִי (he) m (akhí)
- Italian: fratello (it) m
- Japanese: 兄弟 (ja) (kyōdai), ブラザー (ja) (burazā)
- Mandarin: 兄弟 (zh) (xiōngdi) 老兄 (zh) (lǎoxiōng)
- Pashto: مړه
- Portuguese: mano (pt) m
- Russian: брата́н (ru) m (bratán), брато́к (ru) m (bratók), бра́тец (ru) m (brátec), брати́шка (ru) m (bratíška)
- Spanish: hermano (es), tío (es) m
- Turkish: kanka (tr)
- Yiddish: חבֿר (yi) m (khaver), גוטער־ברודער m (guter-bruder)
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See also
Anagrams
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.
Noun
bro f (plural broioù)
- country (-side)
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Breton bro
Noun
bro f (plural broyow)
- country, land
Mutation
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)
- bridge
Inflection
Descendants
References
Gallo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bro m (plural bros)
- thorn
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English bro. First attested in 2019.
Noun
bro m (invariable)
- (slang) bro (a male comrade or friend)
- Synonym: fra
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts. Cognate with Persian بلند (boland), English borough.
Noun
bro
- mountain top, peak
- succession of peaks which make up a ridge
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bro m (plural bros)
- (Jersey) pitcher
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), which may be the same root as *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), whence brun. Close cognate with Swedish bro. Compare also Norwegian bru (“bridge”) and Icelandic brú (“bridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brū-.
Noun
bro f or m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)
- bridge
Derived terms
References
- “bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English bro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɾo/
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: bro
Noun
bro m (plural bros)
- (slang) bro (a male comrade or friend)
- (slang) bro (used to address a male)
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English blow.
Pronunciation
Verb
bro
- To blow, to produce air currents.
- To breathe.
Noun
bro
- breath
Swedish
Etymology
From Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), which may be the same root as *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), whence bryn. Compare Norwegian Bokmål bro, Icelandic brú (“bridge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bro c
- bridge (a construction that spans a divide)
Stan mellan broarna- The town between the bridges (Stockholm old town)
Släpp ingen djävul över bron, håll ut en stund ännu!- Let no devil across the bridge, hold out yet a while!
- road bank (a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands)
- quay
- Synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro
- porch
- Synonym: förstubro
Jag får min motion när jag går ifrån bron och till vår garageuppfart.- I get my exercise when I walk from the porch to our driveway.
Declension
Related terms
References
Anagrams
Vietnamese
Etymology
From English bro.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
bro
- (slang, Vietnam) bro (used to address a person (presumably) around the same age, usually male)
2021 September 6, Koi Koi, “Bất ngờ bài 'nhạc Thái' lọt top trending cao nhưng hoá ra của ca sĩ Việt, nghe vui xả stress được khen ngợi hết lời! ["Thai" song unexpectedly shoots into the top trending list but turns out to be by Vietnamese singer; listen to relieve your stress; speechlessly recommend!]”, in Kênh 14, Hanoi: VCCorp, retrieved 2023-03-07:Mùa dịch này làm mấy bài vui vẻ này hợp lý quá bro ơi.- This pandemic season makes these joyful songs so appropriate, bro.
2022 August 5, Ngọc Nguyễn, “Lương Minh Trang và Vinh Râu thăng hạng visual, xưng hô thân thiết”, in Thể thao & Văn hóa, Hanoi: Vietnam News Agency, archived from the original on 8 March 2023:Trước đấy, khi được hỏi về mối quan hệ với "vợ cũ" Lương Minh Trang, Vinh Râu không ngần ngại thừa nhận: "Chúng tôi làm tri kỷ và thường xưng hô bằng bro".- Earlier, when asked about his relationship with his "ex" Lương Minh Trang, Vinh Râu admits, without hesitation: "We are confidants and often address each other as bro".
2022 December 21, Quang Vũ, “Tóc Tiên, JustaTee hẹn fan 'cháy' cùng lễ hội Noel siêu hoành tráng tại Hà Nội [Tóc Tiên, JustaTee promises fans they'll be "on fire" at a super large-scale Christmas festival in Hanoi]”, in Thể thao & Văn hóa, Hanoi: Vietnam News Agency, retrieved 2023-03-07:Giờ thì mau mau chuẩn bị lên đồ và set kèo với hội bạn để "quẩy" tung Hà Nội cùng Tóc Tiên, JustaTee, Huy DX và BNUTs thôi nào các bro ơi!- Now hurry up and prepare to set a bet with your friends to "hang out" in Hanoi with Tóc Tiên, JustaTee, Huy DX and BNUTs, bro!
See also
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig. Cognate with Briton bro.
Pronunciation
Noun
bro f (plural bröydd or brofydd)
- region, country, land, neighbourhood, native haunt
- border, limit, boundary, march
- vale, lowland, champaign
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies