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    Patwa headword

    Bra

    /BRAH/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Brother"
    Definition
    A shortened form of brother or bredrin, used to address a male friend.
    Example
    "Wha gwaan, bra?"
    Origin
    Contraction.

    As an informal term, Bra is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.