amigo

noun

ə-ˈmē-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce amigo (audio)
Definition of amigonext
as in buddy
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another is it all right if I bring my amigo Ben to the party?

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Recent Examples of amigo And now, with his passing, along with McQueen and Malcolm — Brown’s famous three amigos who rode into our hearts and enthralled millions, are no more. — Mark Dee may 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2026 Our amigo Ken Sugiura, meanwhile, listened to a quarterly earnings call for Braves Holdings this week. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026 Amigos son los amigos (Friends Will Be Friends, 1989–1992), Grande, Pá! — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026 Matthews will obviously have help from Matthew Knies, who could take another step after a breakout 29-goal, 58-point season, but their third amigo isn’t going to be a 100-point, two-way star. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amigo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amigo
  1. buddy
  2. friend
Noun
  • How to keep your best buddy safe and calm during the next several days.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Founder Todd Graves commissioned the mural by his buddy Brody to celebrate his Times Square location’s third anniversary.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Definition of buddy
Noun
  • Take a friend and have that person take a cell phone so that person can call 911 for help.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • In that episode, lone wolf Gibbs got a new special friend, an adorable dog.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of friend

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“Amigo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amigo. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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