cobber

Meanings

Plural: cobbers

Noun

Australian term for a pal
A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.
A sweet consisting of a small block of hard caramel covered in chocolate.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver, “friend, comrade”), from Hebrew חבר (ḥāḇēr, “friend”), possibly via Dutch gabber; alternately, perhaps from the British dialectal term cob (“take a liking to”), or a conflation of both. The suggestion that it is a self-referential collective term for convicts and immigrants who departed for Australian shores from the Irish port of Cobh seems chronologically unlikely.

Scrabble Score: 12

cobber is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cobber is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cobber is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

cobber is a valid Words With Friends word