amiga

[ uh-mee-guh, ah-mee-; Spanish ah-mee-gah ]

/ əˈmi gə, ɑˈmi-; Spanish ɑˈmi gɑ /

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noun, plural a·mi·gas

[uh-mee-guhz; Spanish ah-mee-gahs]. /əˈmi gəz; Spanish ɑˈmi gɑs/.

a female friend.

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Origin of amiga

<Spanish; feminine of amigo

Words nearby amiga

amidst, Midsummer Night's Dream, A, amie, AMIEE, Amiens, amiga, amigo, amikacin, mile a minute, a, amiloride, AMIMechE

How to use amiga in a sentence

Casa Bruja's Fula Farmacia Blond Ale sells for $1.95 at Bodega Mi Amiga.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Right now beer is a trend," Bernardo Rivas, the owner of Bodega Mi Amiga tells me in the imported beer aisle.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bodega Mi Amiga is the largest liquor store in the country—and the oldest, dating back to 1959.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the stores Pragnell is referring to is Bodega Mi Amiga, a veritable institution on Via Porras in downtown Panama City.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Bodega Mi Amiga sells every kind of liquor you can imagine, or that is legally allowed to be imported into Panama.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have a wife and an amiga, or I should rather say two wives, for I am wedded to both.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow
At midnight the Admiral sent a boat to the island Amiga to bring the rhubarb.
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503|Various
"Adios, amiga mia," she said, her eyes innocently turning from the Señora Simpson to scan stealthily the northern slope.
The Gringos|B. M. Bower
I have a wife, and an amiga, or I should rather say two wives, for I am wedded to both.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow
Amiga mia; is there in your service one we can implicitly trust?
The Free Lances|Mayne Reid