Amigo

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amigo (“friend”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈmiːɡo/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: A‧mi‧go

Noun

Amigo m (strong, genitive Amigos, plural Amigos)

  1. (politics, derogatory) member of a clique, profiteer of cronyism, corrupt politician (especially in Bavaria)
    2007 January 26, Christoph Seils, “Das System wankt.”, in Zeit Online‎[www.zeit.de/online/2007/05/CSU-Analyse/komplettansicht]:
    Schon nach dem Tod von Franz Josef Strauß 1987 und nach dem Rücktritt des Amigos Streibl 1993 wandten sich viele Wähler von der CSU ab.
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    Synonym: Spezl

Declension
Declension of Amigo [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Amigo die Amigos
genitive eines des Amigos der Amigos
dative einem dem Amigo den Amigos
accusative einen den Amigo die Amigos

Derived terms
  • Amigo-Affäre

See also

Further reading
  • “Amigo” in Duden online
  • “Amigo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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