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• dago
  dago

  noun

  a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
• Dagö
  Dagö

  noun

  Swedish name of Hiiumaa.

dago

¹ American  

[dey-goh] / ˈdeɪ goʊ /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

dagos, plural dagoes plural

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.

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Dagö ² American  

[dahg-œ] / ˈdɑgˌœ /

noun

1. Swedish name of Hiiumaa.

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dago British  

/ ˈdeɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. derogatory a member of a Latin race, esp a Spaniard or Portuguese

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dagoes
  plural
• dagos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dago

1715–25, alteration of Diego < Spanish: a given name

Example Sentences

Ken ye aught o' Captain Grose?—Igo, and ago, If he's amang his friends or foes?—Iram, coram, dago.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

Where'er he be, the Lord be near him!—Igo, and ago, As for the deil, he daur na steer him.—Iram, coram, dago.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

Is he slain by Hielan' bodies?—Igo, and ago, And eaten like a wether haggis?—Iram, coram, dago.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

But please transmit th' enclosed letter,—Igo, and ago, Which will oblige your humble debtor.—Iram, coram, dago.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert