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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)

plural

dagos, dagoes

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

Dagö 2 American  
[dahg-œ] / ˈdɑgˌœ /

noun

  1. Swedish name of Hiiumaa.

dago British  
/ ˈdeɪɡəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dago

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

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