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amigo.

friend (person whose company one enjoys)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈmi.ɡu/Brazil/ɐˈmi.ɡu/Portugal[ɐˈmi.ɣu]Portugal/ɐˈmi.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)

    masculine
    João e Maria são meus amigos.
  2. friend (an associate or thing which provides assistance)

    masculine
    Sou amigo da natureza.
    Perseverança é a melhor amiga do conhecimento.
  3. a state with good relations with another state

    masculine
    O Canadá é amigo dos Estados Unidos.
  4. A term of address for someone

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese amigo, from Latin amīcus (“friend; friendly”), from amō (“to love”) + -icus. Compare Catalan amic, French ami, Italian amico, Romanian amic and Spanish amigo.

adj/aˈmi.ɡu/Brazil/ɐˈmi.ɡu/Portugal[ɐˈmi.ɣu]Portugal/ɐˈmi.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. friendly (characteristic of friendliness)

    comparable
    Abraço amigo.
  2. friendly (of or relating to friendlies)

    comparable
    Fogo amigo.
  3. beneficial (helpful or good to something or someone)

    comparable
    Preço amigo.
    Conselho amigo.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese amigo, from Latin amīcus (“friend; friendly”), from amō (“to love”) + -icus. Compare Catalan amic, French ami, Italian amico, Romanian amic and Spanish amigo.

verb/aˈmi.ɡu/Brazil/ɐˈmi.ɡu/Portugal[ɐˈmi.ɣu]Portugal/ɐˈmi.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. first-person singular present indicative of amigar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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