diego
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Diego¹
- /diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish Diego, from an Iberian Didacus, of uncertain origin.
proper noun Diegos
- A male given name from Spanish Diego. Diego Maradona is helping in the fight against coronavirus in his home city by autographing a replica of the Argentina jersey he wore in the country’s 1986 World Cup final triumph to raise money for an underprivileged community.
noun Diegos
- Alternative letter-case form of diego (“Spanish speaker”). I suppose the grog they serve out so liberally to those "Diegos" to keep up their courage in a fight had something to do with it. By Jove! that was a narrow escape.
diego²
Where it comes from
From Spanish Diego.
noun diegos
- A Spanish-speaker, especially from Latin America. They're just like Ludds, them diegos — nothing but a load of scum. I've seen 'ow they live. O' course, we soldiers dwell in mud 'alf the time, but that's different. We're building an empire. But them diegos! Them Jimmies! Well, I tell you!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jose, gigi, coronado, suarez, tijuana, grab, los, diogo, guillermo, james, jacob, thiago, tiago, iago, jakub, seamus
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Talk about this word "diego." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diego. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diego. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diego "diego." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diego.Cite this
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title = {diego},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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