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

• alter ego
• buddy
• chum
• compadre
• comrade
• confidant
• confidante
• crony
• familiar
• friend
• intimate
• mate [chiefly British]
• musketeer
• pal

Examples of amigo in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In that pursuit of the unattainable, the two amigos often have achieved cinematic brilliance together. —Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024

Homero: Buenas tardes, amigas, amigos, los saludos desde el santuario, el rosario el más grande del mundo . —Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024

Shawn also, the director, the three of us are like the three amigos. —Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024

The three amigos, Dean (Efron), JT (Andrew Santino) and Wes (Jermaine Fowler), regularly spin the Ricky excuse to help them shirk family obligations and catch sports games, concerts and other recreational pursuits. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above