cobber

n. 朋友, 伙伴

发音

AU /ˈkɒbɚ/
其它 /ˈkɒbɚ/

词形变化

cobbers 复数 cobbers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.

    澳大利亚 过时 俚语

    What's up, cobber?

    G'day cobber!

  2. 2.

    A sweet consisting of a small block of hard caramel covered in chocolate.

    澳大利亚

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

buddy pal chum sidekick crony

相关短语

cobber up

词源

Uncertain. Perhaps from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver, “friend, comrade”), from Hebrew חבר (ḥāḇēr, “friend”), possibly via Dutch gabber; alternately, perhaps from the British dialectal term cob (“take a liking to”), or a conflation of both. The suggestion that it is a self-referential collective term for convicts and immigrants who departed for Australian shores from the Irish port of Cobh seems chronologically unlikely.

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