プロ
プロ · puro · JLPT N3 · noun
professional
🏆 Clipped from プロフェッショナル, English professional, just like pro
Japanese often keeps only the start of long loanwords. プロフェッショナル shrank to プロ, the same way English shortens professional to pro. Its opposite is アマ, clipped from アマチュア (amateur).