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kaveri.

friend, buddy, pal, mate

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑʋeri/[ˈkɑ̝ʋe̞ri]
  1. friend, buddy, pal, mate

    Mene leikkimään kavereittesi kanssa!
  2. dude, bloke, guy, fellow

    colloquial
    Kukas tuo kaveri on?
Where this word comes from

Either a loan from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver, “friend, boyfriend”), or a blend of kamraati + toveri. The former of these is now considered more likely. The word is also attested in the sense “companion (in crime)”, so it may have originated in argot.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.