Need a 6 letter word for "casual acquaintances"?

Amigos

friends

Oops, @janbb, that’s seven.

@Jeruba You’re aboslutely right.

How about the French word “copain” then? Although that is singular like friend would be.

@Jeruba Friend no S. 6 letters.

mates? chums?

…five…

How about the Dutch word kennis?

Totally reaching here – I do not speak Dutch. :)

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People I might become friends with? O no. You said 6 letters.
I agree with @jaytkay . It’s amigos. With all those vowels, it’s definitely a crossword word.

Is there any, I mean for any language?

Homies, as in…“gittin down wiv ma stay at homies”

Something is not right. If friends, or the Spanish equivalent amigos, are casual acquaintances, then how do you refer to close acquaintances? A short word for casual acquaintance would be a convenient way to refer, for example, to people you work with who you would not regard as friends.

Yes – I wondered about that too. I wish the OP, who has the puzzle, would come back with the answer.

Fellas.

A clue in a crossword puzzle doesn’t have to measure up to a dictionary standard of precision.

But it should be reliably consistent with respect to singular versus plural.

any language!? sounds tough

gotta be kennis or amigos?

@yesme, we need you to come back and give us more clues! :)

droogs

Kumpel, Kompan, Freund

Roomie.

Folks – thanks a bunch for all the responses. I “think” the clue means ephemeral friendships like you would make during a train journey or a trek, for instance – where you have conversations/discussions and then you each go your own way – so it is not a synonym for “friends”.

@yesme Do you have any of the letters in it?

none that I am sure of :(

Well, if it’s not droogs I will be sorely disappointed.