Meaning & use
amigo
An informal word for a close friend, borrowed from Spanish and common in casual American speech.
See it in a sentence
Come on in, amigo, we saved you a seat right at the front.
He greeted his old amigo from college with a big hug at the airport.
A note on using this word
Amigo is informal and friendly; using it with strangers can sound overly casual or, in some contexts, mocking.
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