Pal Definition
păl
palled, palling, pals
noun
pals
An intimate friend; comrade; chum.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
palled, palling, pals
To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around.
American Heritage
To associate as pals.
Webster's New World
To be a pal (with another)
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Phase alternation (or alternating) line.
American Heritage
Palestine.
American Heritage
Palestinian.
American Heritage
pronoun
A language of Papua New Guinea.
Wiktionary
prefix
Archaic form of paleo-.
Wiktionary
Origin of Pal
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From Angloromani phal, from Romani phral, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognates also include English brother, Ancient Greek φράτηρ (phratēr), Latin frater.
From Wiktionary
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Romani phral, phal from Sanskrit bhrātā bhrātr- brother bhrāter- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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