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dago
da·go
/
ˈdeɪ
goʊ
/
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[
dey
-goh
]
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noun,
plural
da·gos,
da·goes.
(
often initial capital letter
)
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or
descent
.
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Origin:
1715–25,
Americanism; alteration of
Diego
<
Spanish:
a given name
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Dag·ö
/
ˈdɑgˌœ
/
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[
dahg
-
œ
]
Show IPA
noun
Danish
name
of
Hiiumaa
.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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World English Dictionary
dago
(ˈdeɪɡəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-gos
,
-goes
derogatory
a member of a Latin race, esp a Spaniard or Portuguese
[C19: alteration of
Diego,
a common Spanish name]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
dago
1823, from Sp. Diego "James," orig. used of Sp. or Port. sailors on Eng. or Amer. ships, by 1900 it had broadened to include non-sailors and shifted to mean chiefly "Italian."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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