vamos

[ vah-mohs ]

/ ˈvɑ moʊs /

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interjection

let’s go! (used as an exclamation of encouragement or exhortation): Vamos, amigos!

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Origin of vamos

First recorded in 1855–60; from Portuguese and Spanish, from Latin vādere “to go, walk,” used as the first-person plural present and affirmative imperative forms of ir “to go”

Words nearby vamos

valvule, valvulitis, valvulotomy, vambrace, vamoose, vamos, vamose, vamp, vamphorn, vampire, vampire bat

How to use vamos in a sentence

This courageous act earned him a late-night knock on the door with orders for Serna to vamos from Cuba.
Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro|Doug McIntyre|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He pointed to a clump of rocky boulders that lay isolated near one side of the plain—‘let us get there, comrade—vamos!’
The Hunters' Feast|Mayne Reid
If the defiance be accepted, Vamos alla is the answer—Lets go to it.
Gatherings From Spain|Richard Ford
Vamos Inglesito,” shouted Sevilla, in a voice of thunder; “answer the monró in the crabbed Gitano.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow

Vamos en su busca; que ella decida con libre albedro cul ha de ser el dichoso, cul el infeliz.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Emelina—pero pronto, vamos pronto, a comer en casa, de modo que ya estn ustedes all antes del bautismo.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson