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a friend stripped down to one syllable, because real ones need no introduction
means a friend or buddy, the casual word you use for someone you're easy around.
from From Romani 'phral' or 'pral,' meaning 'brother' or 'mate,' a cousin of Sanskrit 'bhrata' (brother). It slipped into English thieves' cant in the late 17th century, picked up from Romani speakers, and gradually shed its underworld shadow to become the warm, everyday word it is now.
- origin
- From Romani phral, meaning brother or mate
- sarcastic edge
- Add 'buddy' and suddenly it's a threat
- PayPal
- The 'Pal' was meant to feel friendly
- global cousin
- Hindi bhai shares the same brotherly root