Slang # 7
Bru ('Broo'), broer , brah, bro
(Brother, friend, mate, china, buddy) This is another famous, popular South African word. Variations include brah, bru, broer, bror, bro, bra, brra and brah. It's from the Afrikaans word for brother (broer), which is pronounced 'broo' with a roll of the rrr at the end. That's why lazy English speakers adopted only the 'broo' sound. Variations in tone emanate from all over South Africa. In the Eastern Cape, a semantic hotbed of slang, it's often pronounced 'brorr', 'bra' (same as underwear) and 'braaah', with a drawn out vowel.
(Brother, friend, mate, china, buddy) This is another famous, popular South African word. Variations include brah, bru, broer, bror, bro, bra, brra and brah. It's from the Afrikaans word for brother (broer), which is pronounced 'broo' with a roll of the rrr at the end. That's why lazy English speakers adopted only the 'broo' sound. Variations in tone emanate from all over South Africa. In the Eastern Cape, a semantic hotbed of slang, it's often pronounced 'brorr', 'bra' (same as underwear) and 'braaah', with a drawn out vowel.
posted by Shane at 10:43 am
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