amigo

See also: amigó and Amigo

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/
• IPA^(key): /əˈmiɡoʊ/

Noun

amigo (plural amigos, feminine amiga)

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

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:friend

Translations

friend — see friend

informal: Mexican

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

Etymology

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

Noun

amigo

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

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amigo

Noun

amigo (possessive iamigo)

1. friend

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese amigo, from Latin amīcus.

Noun

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

1. friend (male)

Antonyms

• (friend): inimigo

Related terms

• amiga

Adjective

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

1. friendly

   países amigos ― friendly countries

Antonyms

• (friendly): inimigo

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Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish amigo, amygo, from Latin amīcus.

Noun

1. (male) friend

Coordinate terms

• amiga

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• amig'

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡo/

Noun

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

1. friend
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, 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?

Antonyms

• (friend): ẽemigo

Descendants

• Galician: amigo
• Portuguese: amigo

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐˈmiɣu/
• IPA^(key): /ɐˈmiɡu/, /aˈmiɡu/
• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡo/

Noun

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

1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)

   João e Maria são meus amigos.

   John and Mary are my friends.

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:amigo.

Synonyms

• (person whose company one enjoys): camarada, companheiro
• (term of address): grande, chefe

Antonyms

• (person whose company one enjoys): inimigo

Derived terms

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

Adjective

1. friendly (characteristic of friendliness)

   Abraço amigo.

   Friendly hug.

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

   Fogo amigo.

   Friendly fire.

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

   Preço amigo.

   Cheap price.

   Conselho amigo.

   Helpful advice.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:amigo.

Synonyms

• (characteristic of friendliness): amigável
• (beneficial): benéfico, camarada

Related terms

• amigar
• amigável
• amigavelmente
• amizade

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡo/ [aˈmi.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -iɣo

Noun

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

1. friend
   • Los amigos de nuestros amigos son nuestros amigos.

     The friends of our friends are our friends.

2. (slang, Rioplatense) penis

   Antonym: enemigo

Derived terms

• amigable
• amigar
• amigo con derecho a roce
• amigo con derechos
• amigo invisible
• amigote
• amigovio
• amiguero
• amiguete
• amiguismo
• amiguista
• amiguito
• falso amigo

 

Related terms

• amical
• amicísimo
• amistad
• amistoso
• enemigo

 

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

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Venetian

Etymology

From Latin amīcus.

Noun

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

1. friend