Different ways of saying 'Mate' in Spanish?

Question

Hi there,

Just wondering if you could tell me how to say 'mate / friend' in Spanish? I'm trying to compile a list of them

I have a few already

Amigo, hombre, chamo, pata, pana, tío, chaval, socio, oluo

Any help would be appreciated, thanks

Answer 1

Here's a few that I'm aware of:

Mano- general usage

Manito- same as Mano

el/la cole (short for colega)- used in Mex and Spain

el compa (close male friend)- Latin America

el cumpa (close male friend)- Chile

el compi (short for compinche)- Mex, Peru

el compiche, complice- Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay

el/la cuate (a) (good friend)- Mex, Central America

el/la hermano (a) (blood brother)- Mex, Guatemala, Dom Rep.

el/la carnal (a) (close friend)- Mex, Guatemala, Dom Rep.

Yunta (yoke, best-friend)- Chile, Mex, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru

el/la pana- Dom Rep., PR, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador

bróder (from English Brother) (bródel in PR)- Venezuela, El Salvador, Nicargua

Che- Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

mi ñeco- Ecuador

Answer 2

Compadre, compañero.

Answer 3

It also varies in different places of Latin America or Spain:

Mexico: Amigo, camarada, cuate, viejo, compadre, compa,

South America Pana, Chamo, Chaval & many more

Answer 4

Thanks for the answers guys

• No problem! - LAtINaPunKRO Oct 21, 2009