amigo

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.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈmiɡoʊ/

amigo (plural amigos, feminine amiga)

1. (informal) A friend.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:friend

   • 1996, “No Time”, in Hard Core, performed by Lil' Kim ft. Diddy:

     Chillin' in a Benz with my amigos / Tryin' to stick a nigga for his pesos

2. (informal, chiefly California) Mexican.
3. (historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.

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Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

• Hyphenation: a‧mi‧go
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmiɡo/

amigo (feminine amiga)

1. friend

   Synonyms: katuod, kabo, barkada

   Antonyms: kaiwal, kalaban, enemigo

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo

1. friend

Borrowed from Spanish amigo (“male friend”), from Old Spanish amigo, amygo, from Latin amīcus.

• Hyphenation: a‧mi‧go
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmiɡo/, [ʔʌˈmi.ɡʊ]

amigo

1. a male friend
2. (obsolete) an address to a male friend

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo (possessive iamigo)

1. friend

From Old Portuguese amigo, from Latin amīcus.

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɣʊ/

amigo m (plural amigos, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)

1. friend (male)

• (friend): inimigo

• amiga

amigo m (feminine singular amiga, masculine plural amigos, feminine plural amigas)

1. friendly

   países amigos ― friendly countries

• (friendly): inimigo

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo

1. friend

From Old Spanish amigo, amygo, from Latin amīcus.

amigo m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אמיגו‎)

1. (male) friend

• amiga

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo

1. friend

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo

1. friend

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo

1. friend

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo

1. friend

• amig'

From Latin amīcus (“friend; friendly”), from amō (“I love”) + -icus.

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡo/

amigo m (plural amigos, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)

1. friend
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 210 (facsimile):

     Mvito foi noſſamigo / gabriel quando diſſe / maria deus e tigo.

     Gabriel was our true friend when he said: "Mary, God is with you".

2. lover
   • 13th century, Vindel manuscript, Martín Codax, Ondas do mar de Vigo (facsimile)

     Ondas do mar de uigo / ſe uiſtes meu amigo. / E ay deꝯ ſe uerra cedo.

     Waves of the sea of Vigo / Have you seen my lover? / Oh God, will he return soon?

• (friend): ẽemigo

• Galician: amigo
• Portuguese: amigo

• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmi.ɡʷ/

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• Hyphenation: a‧mi‧go

From Old Portuguese amigo, from Latin amīcus (“friend; friendly”), from amō (“to love”) + -icus. Compare Catalan amic, French ami, Italian amico, Romanian amic and Spanish amigo.

amigo m (plural amigos, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)

1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)

   Antonym: inimigo

   João e Maria são meus amigos.

   John and Mary are my friends.

   Synonyms: camarada, companheiro

2. friend (an associate or thing which provides assistance)

   Sou amigo da natureza.

   I’m a friend of nature.

   Perseverança é a melhor amiga do conhecimento.

   Perseverance is knowledge’s best friend.

3. a state with good relations with another state

   O Canadá é amigo dos Estados Unidos.

   Canada is the United States’ friend.

4. (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone

   Synonyms: grande, chefe

For quotations using this term, see Citations:amigo.

• amigão (augmentative), amigaço (augmentative)
• amigar
• amigo da onça
• amigo do peito
• amigo oculto
• amigo secreto
• amiguinho (diminutive)
• falso amigo

amigo (feminine amiga, masculine plural amigos, feminine plural amigas)

1. friendly (characteristic of friendliness)

   Abraço amigo.

   Friendly hug.

   Synonym: amigável

2. (military) friendly (of or relating to friendlies)

   Fogo amigo.

   Friendly fire.

3. beneficial (helpful or good to something or someone)

   Preço amigo.

   Cheap price.

   Conselho amigo.

   Helpful advice.

   Synonyms: benéfico, camarada

For quotations using this term, see Citations:amigo.

• amigar
• amigável
• amigavelmente
• amizade

amigo

1. first-person singular present indicative of amigar

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo

1. friend

From Old Spanish amigo, amygo, from Latin amīcus (compare Catalan amic, French ami, Italian amico, Portuguese amigo, Romanian amic), from amō (“to love”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡo/ [aˈmi.ɣ̞o]

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• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Syllabification: a‧mi‧go

amigo m (plural amigos, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)

1. friend

   Synonym: (Colombia, Ecuador) parcero

   Antonym: enemigo

   • Los amigos de nuestros amigos son nuestros amigos.

     The friends of our friends are our friends.

2. (slang, Rioplatense) penis

The noun amigo is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

• Chamicuro: ameko
• → Cebuano: amigo
• → English: amigo
• → German: Amigo
• → Papiamentu: amigu
• → Turkish: amigo
• → Yucatec Maya: amigoo

amigo

1. first-person singular present indicative of amigar

• “amigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

From Latin amīcus.

amigo m (plural amighi) (Alternative plural: amisi)

1. friend

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo

1. friend

Borrowed from Spanish amigo.

amigo

1. friend