Different ways of saying 'Mate' in Spanish?
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
4 Answers
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
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
Compadre, compañero.
Thanks for the answers guys
