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Amigo

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a⋅mi⋅go

[uh-mee-goh, ah-mee-; Sp. ah-mee-gaw]
–noun, plural -gos [-gohz; Sp. -gaws] .
a friend, esp. a male friend.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; < Sp < L amīcus
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a·mi·go   (ə-mē'gō)   
n.   pl. a·mi·gos
A friend.

[Spanish, from Latin amīcus.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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amigo [əˈmigo]

  1. n.
    a friend. (Spanish. Also a term of address.) : Hey, amigo, let's go somewhere for a drink.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

amigo 
"friend, comrade," often a form of address, 1837, Amer.Eng. (first attested in the phrase adios, Amigo), from Sp., lit. "friend," from L. amicus.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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