amigo

Meaning

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
a‧mi‧go
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈmi.ɡu/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese amigo, from Latin amīcus (“friend; friendly”), from amō (“to love”) + -icus. Compare Catalan amic, French ami, Italian amico, Romanian amic and Spanish amigo.

New
amigar

  1. to befriend
  2. to make friends (with)
  3. (derogatory,reflexive) to shack up (to live together unmarried)

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