noun
Street Slang
carnal
· noun · la
Caló for brother — blood-tight, family-close.
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Definitions
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Brother. Used for an actual sibling or for a friend so close he's family. Heavier than 'homie' — this is the ride-or-die.
“That's my carnal, we grew up two houses down from each other.”
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As a vocative — calling out to a close male friend, the way 'bro' or 'fam' works.
“Que onda, carnal, long time no see.”
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carnal In A Sentence
That's my carnal, we grew up two houses down from each other.
Que onda, carnal, long time no see.
Origin & Usage
From Spanish 'carnal' (of the flesh, related by blood). In Caló and Chicano English it became the word for a brother — by blood or by bond. Deeply embedded in East LA and broader Mexican-American culture.
Variants
carnala
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