amigo

noun

ami·​go ə-ˈmē-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce amigo (audio)
ä-
plural amigos
informal
: friend
Special amigos Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston check out the sights in Granada, Spain.Cosmopolitan
… what's a few billion among amigos?William Greider

Examples of amigo in a Sentence

is it all right if I bring my amigo Ben to the party?
Recent Examples on the Web In that pursuit of the unattainable, the two amigos often have achieved cinematic brilliance together. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 Homero: Buenas tardes, amigas, amigos, los saludos desde el santuario, el rosario el más grande del mundo . Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024 Shawn also, the director, the three of us are like the three amigos. Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024 The three amigos, Dean (Efron), JT (Andrew Santino) and Wes (Jermaine Fowler), regularly spin the Ricky excuse to help them shirk family obligations and catch sports games, concerts and other recreational pursuits. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for amigo 

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish, going back to Latin amīcus — more at amiable

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amigo was in 1813

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Cite this Entry

“Amigo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amigo. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.

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