Definition
An Australian or British slang term for a friend or mate; someone you're friendly with.
Etymology
Australian and British informal English; possibly from Yiddish 'chaber' meaning friend, brought to Australia by early European settlers, though the ultimate origin is debated among etymologists.
Kelly Says
This word shows how slang travels—'cobber' became so quintessentially Australian that outsiders thought it was Aboriginal, but it likely came from Yiddish immigrants during the Gold Rush!
Translations
CACatalà
company
koh-m-pa-nee
CSČeština
kamarád
kam-ara-d
DADansk
kammerat
kam-rah-at
ELΕλληνικά
συμφεροντής
sim-fer-on-tis
ESEspañol
amigo
ah-mee-koh
FRFrançais
camarade
kam-rahd
HAHA
ma'aikaci
mah-ay-kah-see
IDBahasa Indonesia
teman
te-man
IGIG
ndị otu
n-dee oh-too
ITItaliano
amico
ah-mee-koh
MSBahasa Melayu
rakan
rah-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
kameraad
kam-rah-ad
PLPolski
kolega
koh-leh-gah
PTPortuguês
colega
koh-lee-gah
RUРусский
товарищ
tovarishch
SWKiswahili
mwenza
mwen-zah
TLTL
kaibigan
kai-bee-gan
TRTürkçe
arkadaş
ar-ka-dash
UKУкраїнська
товариш
tovarish
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-shah-ye-lee