amigo
Portuguese, noun/aˈmi.ɡu/
amigo is spelled A-M-I-G-O (5 letters) and appears 240 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 386th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amigo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “friend (person whose company one enjoys)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of amigar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa à qual se tem amizade ou afeição”.
What does amigo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefriend (person whose company one enjoys)
João e Maria são meus amigos.
- 2
masculinefriend (an associate or thing which provides assistance)
Sou amigo da natureza.
- 3
masculinea state with good relations with another state
O Canadá é amigo dos Estados Unidos.
- 4
BrazilcolloquialmasculineA term of address for someone
adjective
- 1
friendly (characteristic of friendliness)
Abraço amigo.
- 2
friendly (of or relating to friendlies)
Fogo amigo.
- 3
beneficial (helpful or good to something or someone)
Preço amigo.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of amigar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem ligação com outrem por amizade 2. em que existe amizade 3. que é simpático; que tem boa recepção 4. que fornece amparo ou guarida; que dá proteção
noun: 1. pessoa à qual se tem amizade ou afeição 2. pessoa de relações próximas e afetivas 3. aquele que defende, protege outrem 4. pessoa que admira muito algo
noun: 1. sobrenome
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amigo
- amigos plural
- amiga feminine
- amigas feminine plural
- mais amigo comparative
- o mais amigo superlative
- amiguíssimo superlative
- amicíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amigo?
- Brazil /aˈmi.ɡu/
- Portugal /ɐˈmi.ɡu/
- Portugal [ɐˈmi.ɣu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amigo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amigo in Portuguese?
amigo appears 240 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).