intimado

noun

in·​ti·​ma·​do

ˌintəˈmä(ˌ)dō

plural -s

archaic

: an intimate friend : intimate

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration (influenced by Spanish -ado, as in renegado) of intimate entry 3

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