amiga

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

noun

plural

amigas 

1. a female friend.

Word History and Origins

Origin of amiga¹

< Spanish; feminine of amigo

Example Sentences

Weekend 2 dinners will be prepared by Eric Greenspan, the newly appointed chef for Hollywood’s forthcoming Tesla diner; Wolfgang Puck’s son and protégé Byron Lazaroff-Puck; and Danielle and Alessandro Zecca of Highland Park’s Mexican-Italian restaurant Amiga Amore.

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For weekend two, Outstanding in the Field will invite Eric Greenspan, the newly announced chef behind Hollywood’s forthcoming Tesla diner; Wolfgang Puck’s son and protégé Byron Lazaroff-Puck; and Danielle and Alessandro Zecca of Highland Park’s Mexican-Italian restaurant Amiga Amore into its open-air kitchen.

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“He’s not going to call her, ‘Mi amiga Claudia,’ or sit and drink tequilas with her.”

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“You are a force and a light amiga it has truly been an honor to watch you build something so amazing. I can’t wait to watch you soar in whatever you tackle next,” Camila Mariana Ramon wrote.

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The following spring, at the Latin Recording Academy’s first celebration of women’s music on Univisión, Parton surprised viewers by introducing “mi amiga Chiquis” and performing a bilingual version of “Jolene” with the banda star.

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