pal in English: A friend. This is an informal word. (noun)

Translation

A friend. This is an informal word.

Word origin

From Romani phral, meaning brother, taken into English slang in the 1600s.

Gender

Pluralpals

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"Pal" is a friendly, informal word for a friend.

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Here "pal" is used to speak to someone in a warm way.

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"Pals" simply means friends.

friend

A person you know well and like, who is not in your family.

mate

A friend. British speakers also say it to a man they are talking to.

buddy

A warm, friendly word for a friend, used most often in American English.

guy

A man, used in a friendly or relaxed way.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

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