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amigo

Syllables: a·mi·go/əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/US/əˈmiɡoʊ/

amigo noun: a friend.

Noun

amigo (plural amigos)

  1. (colloquial, informal) A friend.
    • I don’t remember electing you dictator, amigo.1989, Dan Simmons, Hyperion, London: Headline, published 1991, page 247
    • Chillin' in a Benz with my amigos / Tryin' to stick a nigga for his pesos1996, “No Time”, in Hard Core, performed by Lil' Kim ft. Diddy
  2. (California, colloquial, informal) Mexican.
  3. (historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.

amigo meaning in Urdu

amigo in Urdu

دوست, یار

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Forms of amigo

pluralamigos

Plural of amigo: amigos

Origin of 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.

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Questions about amigo

What does amigo mean?
Amigo means a friend.
What is amigo in Urdu?
Amigo in Urdu is دوست, یار. See Amigo meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is amigo?
Amigo is a noun.
How do you pronounce amigo?
Amigo is pronounced /əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of amigo?
The plural of amigo is amigos.

Words near amigo in the dictionary

  1. Amigaheads
  2. Amigan
  3. Amigans
  4. amigas
  5. AMIGF
  6. amigo
  7. Amigon
  8. Amigons
  9. amigos
  10. amigrainous
  11. amigurumi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amigo (page history and authors); amigo (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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