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pal (pal)

noun

Informal an intimate friend; comrade; chum

Etymology: Romany, brother, mate (for prāl, phrāl, in dial. on European continent) < Sans bhrātar, brother

intransitive verb palled, palling pal′·ling

  1. to associate as pals
  2. to be a pal (with another)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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