amiga

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

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noun, plural a·mi·gas

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

a female friend.

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Origin of amiga

< Spanish; feminine of amigo

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Related Words

crony amigo comrade sidekick buddy associate chum brother homeboy companion mate sister homegirl sis connate amiga bro cuz

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Historical Examples

Amiga mia; is there in your service one we can implicitly trust?
The Free Lances
Mayne Reid
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
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
"Adios, amiga mia," she said, her eyes innocently turning from the Señora Simpson to scan stealthily the northern slope.
The Gringos
B. M. Bower