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pal

/pæl/
nounverb

A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.

    “Little Timmy's out playing with his pals.”

  2. An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.

    “Don't you threaten me, pal – I'll report you to the police.”

Verb 1 meaning

  1. Synonym of pal around.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Borrowed from Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), from Romani phral (“brother”), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, friar, and vai.

PAL at a glance

PAL has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + L 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,144 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with pal

All rhymes
  • PRINCIPAL15
  • MUNICIPAL15
  • EPISCOPAL15
  • PAPAL9
  • OPAL6
  • ARCHETYPAL20
  • CARPAL10
  • HIPPOCAMPAL24
  • PUPAL9
  • METACARPAL16
  • OEDIPAL10
  • SEPAL7

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