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amigo

/əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/ UK
/əˈmiɡoʊ/ US

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Borrowed from Spanish amigo (“friend”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), derived from amāre (“to love”). Compare French ami, Italian amico, Portuguese amigo and Romanian amic. Doublet of amicus.

noun amigos

colloquial, informal A friend. I don’t remember electing you dictator, amigo.
Similar: babber, billy, bredrin, bruv, bud, buddo, buddy, butty, chaver, china, chuck, chum
California, colloquial, informal Mexican.
historical A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.

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@misc{amigo_2026,
  title = {amigo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amigo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}