amigo
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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.
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amigo (plural amigos, feminine amiga)
- (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
- (informal, chiefly California) Mexican.
- (historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.
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amígo (feminine amiga, Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜄᜓ)
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Borrowed from Spanish amigo (“male friend”), from Old Spanish amigo, amygo, from Latin amīcus.
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amigo (Badlit spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜄᜓ)
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amigo (possessive iamigo)
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From Old Galician-Portuguese amigo, from Latin amīcus.
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amigo m (plural amigos, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)
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amigo (feminine amiga, masculine plural amigos, feminine plural amigas)
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amigo
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From Old Spanish amigo, amygo, from Latin amīcus.
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amigo m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אמיגו)
- (male) friend
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From Latin amīcus (“friend; friendly”), from amō (“I love”) + -icus.
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amigo m (plural amigos, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)
- 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".
- Mvito foi noſſamigo / gabriel quando diſſe / maria deus e tigo.
- 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?
- 13th century, Vindel manuscript, Martín Codax, Ondas do mar de Vigo (facsimile)
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- (antonym(s) of “friend”): ẽemigo
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- (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐˈmi.ɡʷ/
Audio (Oporto, Portugal) (file) Audio (USA) (file) - Hyphenation: a‧mi‧go
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From Old Galician-Portuguese amigo, from Latin amīcus (“friend; friendly”), from amō (“to love”) + -icus. Compare Catalan amic, French ami, Italian amico, Romanian amic and Spanish amigo.
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amigo m (plural amigos, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)
- friend (person whose company one enjoys)
- Synonyms: camarada, companheiro
- Antonym: inimigo
- João e Maria são meus amigos.
- John and Mary are my friends.
- 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.
- a state with good relations with another state
- O Canadá é amigo dos Estados Unidos.
- Canada is the United States’ friend.
- (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:amigo.
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- amigão (augmentative), amigaço (augmentative)
- amigar
- amigo da onça
- amigo do peito
- amigo oculto
- amigo secreto
- amiguinho (diminutive)
- falso amigo
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amigo (feminine amiga, masculine plural amigos, feminine plural amigas, comparable, comparative mais amigo, superlative o mais amigo or amiguíssimo or amicíssimo)
- friendly (characteristic of friendliness)
- Synonym: amigável
- Abraço amigo.
- Friendly hug.
- (military) friendly (of or relating to friendlies)
- Fogo amigo.
- Friendly fire.
- beneficial (helpful or good to something or someone)
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Inherited from Old Spanish amigo, amygo, from Latin amīcus (compare Catalan amic, French ami, Italian amico, Portuguese amigo, Romanian amic), from amō (“to love”).
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amigo m (plural amigos, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)
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- Chamicuro: ameko
- → Cebuano: amigo
- → English: amigo
- → German: Amigo
- → Papiamentu: amigu
- → Turkish: amigo
- → Yucatec Maya: amigoo
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- “amigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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