amigo

Meaning

1. (colloquial, informal) A friend.
2. (California, colloquial, informal) Mexican.
3. (historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.

Synonyms

friend

boy

👦

brother

👨‍👦

buster

cobber

comrade

dog

🐕

dude

fella

feller

fellow

guy

lad

mate

🧉

Mexican

pal

sort

sport

bloke

Mexicano

Translations

الصّديق

mexicà

🇲🇽

Mexikaner

🇲🇽

Mexikanerin

🇲🇽

Mexikanisch

Mexicain

🇲🇽

mexicain

🇲🇽

Mexicaine

Mexicaan

🇲🇽

Mexixaan

Mexicano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/

Etymology

Cognate with French: ami

Cognate with Italian: amico

Cognate with Portuguese: amigo

Cognate with Romanian: amic

In summary

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.