Amigo
/əˈmiɡoʊ/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A friend. colloquial, informal
"I don’t remember electing you dictator, amigo."
- 2 a friend or comrade wordnet
- 3 Mexican. California, colloquial, informal
- 4 A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish. historical
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I don’t remember electing you dictator, amigo."
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.