bro

Alternative forms

• bra
• brah
• breh
• bruh
• See also: bruv

Etymology

Clipping of brother

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /bɹoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɹəʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Hyphenation: bro

Noun

bro (plural bros)

1. (slang) brother; a male sibling
2. (slang) brother; a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals.
3. (slang) brother; usually used to address a male
4. (slang) a fratboy or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture

See also

• bruv, an abbreviated form of bruvver
• brotha

Anagrams

• Bor, Bor., ORB, Rob, bor, orb, rob

Etymology

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

Noun

bro f

1. country (-side)

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“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

Noun

bro m (plural bros)

1. thorn

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

Noun

bro m (plural bros)

1. (Jersey) pitcher

Alternative forms

• bru

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam; bridge”).

Noun

bro f, m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)

1. a bridge

References

• “bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

bro c

1. a 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. a road bank; a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands
3. a quay (synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro)
4. a 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.

References

• bro in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• bro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

Noun

bro f (plural broydd or brofydd)

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

Mutation

References

• “bro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014