"broette" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-broette.ogg [Australia] Forms: broettes [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr bro + -ette. Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*bʰréh₂tēr}} *bʰréh₂tēr, {{PIE word|en|bʰréh₂tēr}} PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr, {{suffix|en|bro|ette|id2=female}} bro + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} broette (plural broettes)
  1. (slang) A female comrade or friend. Tags: slang Synonyms: brosephine, dudette, ladybro, sister
    Sense id: en-broette-en-noun-0FF2X6Mo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (female)

Inflected forms

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