plural dagos or dagoes
offensive
—used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a person of Italian or Spanish birth or descent
Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier diego, from Diego, a common Spanish given name
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
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“Dago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dago. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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