amigo

noun

ami·​go ə-ˈmē-(ˌ)gō 

ä-

plural amigos

informal

: friend

Special amigos Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston check out the sights in Granada, Spain.

—Cosmopolitan

… what's a few billion among amigos?

—William Greider

Synonyms of amigo

• buddy
• friend

Examples of amigo in a Sentence

is it all right if I bring my amigo Ben to the party?

Recent Examples on the Web

As our amigo Ken Sugiura points out in his latest column, there’s rust, a new offensive scheme and a short week to contend with Thursday night. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Instead of a third amigo, Willow suplexed Mercedes to the outside from the apron. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Clear and Cohen were amigos, and rather than compete, linked arms on Backrooms and won the producer bakeoff. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026

Amigos son los amigos (Friends Will Be Friends, 1989–1992), Grande, Pá! — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish, going back to Latin amīcus — more at amiable

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for amigo

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo
• ceo