bro

See also: Bro, bro., -bro, and bró

English

Alternative forms

• bra, brah, breh, bruh

Etymology

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr

Clipping of brother, Cf. scro.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɹoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɹəʊ/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Hyphenation: bro
• Homophone: Breaux

Noun

bro (plural bros)

1. (slang) Brother (a male sibling).

   My mom took my lil' bro to soccer practice now and she wanted me to pick him up.

2. (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.

3. (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?

4. (slang) A frat boy or someone who espouses the fraternity bro culture.

Pronoun

bro (third-person singular, masculine, nominative or objective case)

1. (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

• Bernie bro
• brocialism
• brocialist
• bro code
• bro-country
• bro culture
• brodeo
• brodown
• bro down
• broette
• broey
• brofist
• bro globes
• brogrammer
• brogressive
• brohawk
• brohemian
• brohoof
• bro-hug
• brojob
• brolationship
• bromance
• brony
• bro out
• broseph
• brosephine
• broship
• broski
• brospeak
• brostep
• brotastic
• cool story bro
• cryptobro
• debate bro
• dudebro
• film bro
• gym bro
• ladybro
• lax bro
• lezbro
• lil bro
• newbro
• passport bro
• stepbro
• sugar bro
• tech bro

 

Translations

male sibling — see brother

diminutive of brother

• Esperanto: fraĉjo (eo)
• Finnish: veikko (fi), veikka (fi), veikkonen (fi)
• Japanese: 兄ちゃん (nīchan), 兄貴 (ja) (aniki)

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)

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)

See also

• bruv (an abbreviated form of bruvver)
• brotha
• broseph

Anagrams

• BOR, Bor, Bor., ORB, ROB, Rob, bor, orb, rob

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

Noun

bro f (plural broioù)

1. country (-side)

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Breton bro

Noun

bro f (plural broyow)

1. country, land

Mutation

  Mutation of bro  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bro	vro	unchanged	pro	fro	vro

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

• IPA^(key): /broː/, [b̥ʁoːˀ]

Noun

bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)

1. bridge

Inflection

Declension of bro

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bro	broen	broer	broerne
genitive	bros	broens	broers	broernes

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: bro

References

• “bro” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “bro” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Gallo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bro m (plural bros)

1. thorn

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English bro. First attested in 2019.

Noun

bro m (invariable)

1. (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

1. mountain top, peak
2. 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)

1. (Jersey) pitcher

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bru

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)

1. bridge

Derived terms

• bogebro
• brokar
• buebro
• flytebro
• fotgjengerbro
• gangbro
• hengebro
• jernbanebro
• kavlebro
• kjørebro
• kommandobro
• kuldebro
• landgangsbro
• luftbro
• låvebro
• pongtongbro
• svingbro
• vindebro
• vippebro

 

References

• “bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo/ [ˈbɾo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: bro

Noun

bro m (plural bros)

1. (slang) bro (a male comrade or friend)
2. (slang) bro (used to address a male)

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English blow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bro/

Verb

bro

1. To blow, to produce air currents.
2. To breathe.

Noun

bro

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /bruː/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

bro c

1. 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!

2. road bank (a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands)
3. quay

   Synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro

4. 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

Declension of bro
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bro	bron	broar	broarna
Genitive	bros	brons	broars	broarnas

Related terms

• bilbro
• broa
• broavgift
• brobana
• brobyggare
• brobygge
• brobyggnad
• brobänk
• brofäste
• broförbindelse
• brohuvud
• broklaff
• brokonstruktion
• broning
• bropelare
• broräcke
• broslagning
• brospann
• brovakt
• brovalv
• broöppning
• cykelbro
• förstubro
• gångbro
• hängbro
• Skeppsbron
• stenbro
• träbro
• Ölandsbron
• Öresundsbron

 

References

• bro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• bor

Vietnamese

Etymology

From English bro.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɹo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɹow˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɹow˧˧]
• Phonetic: brô

Pronoun

bro

1. (slang, Vietnam) bro (used to address a person (presumably) around the same age, usually male)

   các bro

   you bros

   bro ấy

   he (that bro)

   • 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^[1], 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^[2], 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^[3], 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

• anh
• anh em
• bạn
• bủh
• em

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig. Cognate with Briton bro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broː/
• Rhymes: -oː

Noun

bro f (plural bröydd or brofydd)

1. region, country, land, neighbourhood, native haunt
2. border, limit, boundary, march
3. vale, lowland, champaign

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bro	fro	mro	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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