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bro
English
Alternative forms
- bra, brah, breh, bruh
Etymology
Clipping of brother.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /b?o?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b???/
- Rhymes: -??
- Hyphenation: bro
Noun
bro (plural bros)
- (slang) brother (a male sibling)
- (slang) brother (a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals)
- (slang) brother (usually used to address a male)
- (slang) fratboy (or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture)
Derived terms
Translations
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 *bro?, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.
Noun
bro f (plural broioù)
- country (-side)
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse br?, from Proto-Germanic *br?w? (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?ruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bro?/, [b??o??]
Noun
bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)
- bridge
Inflection
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)
- thorn
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit ????? (b?hat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?ér??onts. Cognate with Persian ????? (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
- bru
Etymology
From Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse br?, from Proto-Germanic *br?w? (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?ruh- (“beam; bridge”).
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.
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English blow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bro/
Verb
bro
- To blow, to produce air currents.
- To breathe.
Noun
bro
- breath
Swedish
Etymology
From Old East Norse br?, from Proto-Germanic *br?w? (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?ruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bru?/
- Rhymes: -u?
Noun
bro c
- bridge (a construction that spans a divide)
- road bank (a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands)
- quay
- Synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro
- porch
- Synonym: förstubro
Declension
Related terms
References
- bro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- bor
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *bro?, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig.
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
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dro
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of hydroponic.
Noun
dro (uncountable)
- (slang) Marijuana grown hydroponically.
- 2005, Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone), "Ridin'", The Sound of Revenge:
- They upset for sho', cause they think they know / That they catching me with plenty of the drank and dro
- 2005, Chamillionaire (featuring Krayzie Bone), "Ridin'", The Sound of Revenge:
Anagrams
- D. Or., Dor, Dor., ODR, Ord, RDO, Rod, d'or, dor, ord, rod
Drehu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o/
Noun
dro
- earth, soil
References
- Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "?De’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Ligurian
Etymology
de (“of”) +? ro (“the”, masculine singular determinative article)
Contraction
dro
- Obsolete form of do: of the (masculine singular)
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?o/, [d?o?]
Verb
dro
- second-person singular imperative of droen
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- drog
Verb
dro
- simple past of dra
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dro?/
Noun
dro
- Soft mutation of tro.
Verb
dro
- Soft mutation of tro.
Mutation
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