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amigo

[ uh-mee-goh, ah-mee-; Spanish ah-mee-gaw ]

/ əˈmi goʊ, ɑˈmi-; Spanish ɑˈmi gɔ /

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noun, plural a·mi·gos [uh-mee-gohz; Spanish ah-mee-gaws] /əˈmi goʊz; Spanish ɑˈmi gɔs/.

a friend, especially a male friend.

Origin of amigo

1830–40, Americanism; < Spanish < Latin amīcus

Words nearby amigo

amidst, amie, amiee, amiens, amiga, amigo, amikacin, amiloride, amimeche, amimia, amin

Example sentences from the Web for amigo

"Not my saddle; yours and mine, amigo," amended Valencia quite simply and sincerely.

The Gringos |B. M. Bower
I must say you are not very brotherly, amigo—I learned some more words of Spanish on the way down!

For the Soul of Rafael |Marah Ellis Ryan
Amigo Capn Algl Mor, y como de que cueros, de crudia de gamusa?

The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua |Daniel G. Brinton
The rancho would have been yours, had there been no will, is it not so, amigo Rios?

Daughter of the Sun |Jackson Gregory

“Amigo, I am sorry, but I have no money with me,” he said regretfully.

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking

British Dictionary definitions for amigo

amigo

/ (æˈmiːɡəʊ, ə-) /

noun plural -gos

a friend; comrade

Word Origin for amigo

Spanish, from Latin amicus