amigo
English
/əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/, /əˈmiɡoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- (informal) friend
- (informal) Mexican
- (historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian amigo (friend, male friend) derived from Latin amīcus (friend, friendly, a friend).
Origin
Latin
amīcus
Gloss
friend, friendly, a friend
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
友
Emoji
🐶
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Three Amigos English
- three English
- *amicitas, *amīcitās, *amīcitātem Latin
- *amicitas, *amīcitās, *amīcitātis Latin
- *amicitas, *amīcitātem Latin
- *amicitatem, *amicitas Latin
- amicabilis Latin
- amicalis Latin
- amicitia Latin
- amico Latin
- amicus Latin
- amīcitātis, *amicitas, amīcitās Latin
- amīcus Latin
- amīcābilis Latin
- inimicus Latin
- Amigo German
- amicamente Italian
- amicissimo Italian
- amico Italian
- fuoco amico Italian
- ami French
- faux-ami French
- amigar Spanish, Castilian
- amigo Spanish, Castilian
- amigote Spanish, Castilian
- amiguero Spanish, Castilian
- amiguete Spanish, Castilian
- amiguismo Spanish, Castilian
- amiguista Spanish, Castilian
- amiguito Spanish, Castilian
- ciberamigo Spanish, Castilian
- follamigo Spanish, Castilian
- amigar Portuguese
- amigo Portuguese
- amiguinho Portuguese
- amiguismo Portuguese
- amigão Portuguese
- webamigo Portuguese
- Amis Old French
- ami Old French
- amic Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- amigo Cebuano
- mik Albanian
- amy Middle French
- amigo Old Portuguese
- amei Romansh
- ami Romansh
- amih Romansh
- amitg Romansh
- amigu Asturian
- amì Friulian
- amic Old Occitan
- amygo, amigo Old Spanish
- amigo Venetian
- amigu Papiamentu
- amaic Dalmatian
- zami Louisiana Creole French
- amigo Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
- migw Zoogocho Zapotec
- 'amiwoki Cahuilla
- ameko Chamicuro
- migw Yatzachi Zapotec