"amigo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/ [UK], /əˈmiɡoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amigo.wav [Southern-England] Forms: amigos [plural]
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. Doublet of amicus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|amigo||friend}} Borrowed from Spanish amigo (“friend”), {{der|en|la|amīcus||friend}} Latin amīcus (“friend”), {{cog|fr|ami}} French ami, {{cog|it|amico}} Italian amico, {{cog|pt|amigo}} Portuguese amigo, {{cog|ro|amic}} Romanian amic, {{doublet|en|amicus}} Doublet of amicus Head templates: {{en-noun}} amigo (plural amigos)
  1. (informal, colloquial) A friend. Tags: colloquial, informal
    Sense id: en-amigo-en-noun-ZCa49Pam Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 4 43 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 64 4 32 Synonyms: babber [UK], billy [UK], bredrin [Rastafarian], bruv [UK], bud [Canada, US], buddo [Canada, US], buddy [Canada, US], butty [UK], chaver [Jewish], china [UK], chuck [UK], chum [UK], cock [Australia, UK], cocker [UK], cobber [Australia], compadre, comrade, companion, cove [Australia], crony, dawg, dude, duck [UK], fam, fettler [UK], friend, geez [UK], geezer [UK], gink, good old boy, homeskillet, homie [US], kith [obsolete], lover [UK], marrow [UK], mate [Australia, New-Zealand, UK], matey [UK], mucker [UK], old bean [UK], pal, pardner [US], peeps [plural, plural-only], punk [humorous, rare], shag [UK], sport, surry [UK], tovarish, wantok [Papua-New-Guinea]
  2. (colloquial, informal, chiefly California) Mexican. Tags: California, colloquial, informal
    Sense id: en-amigo-en-noun-1TqZirnp Categories (other): California English
  3. (historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-amigo-en-noun-gIR2adNI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bromigo, Three Amigos

Inflected forms

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          "word": "buddy"
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          "word": "butty"
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          "word": "chaver"
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        {
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          "word": "china"
        },
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          "word": "chuck"
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        {
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          "word": "chum"
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          "word": "cock"
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          "word": "comrade"
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          "word": "dawg"
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          "word": "duck"
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          "word": "fam"
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        {
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "homeskillet"
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          "word": "homie"
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          "word": "kith"
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          "word": "lover"
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          "word": "mucker"
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          "word": "old bean"
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          "word": "pal"
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          "word": "pardner"
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          "word": "peeps"
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          "word": "punk"
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          "word": "shag"
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          "word": "sport"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "surry"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:friend",
          "word": "tovarish"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:friend",
          "tags": [
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        "(historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish."
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          "source": "Thesaurus:friend",
          "word": "sport"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:friend",
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "surry"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:friend",
          "word": "tovarish"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:friend",
          "tags": [
            "Papua-New-Guinea"
          ],
          "word": "wantok"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "California English",
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mexican."
      ],
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        [
          "Mexican",
          "Mexican"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial, informal, chiefly California) Mexican."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "California",
        "colloquial",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish."
      ],
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        [
          "native",
          "native"
        ],
        [
          "Philippines",
          "Philippines"
        ],
        [
          "Spanish",
          "Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈmiɡoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "amigo"
}

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