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Amigo (female form: Amiga) is a Spanish and Portuguese word for friend. It has been in use in American English since 1837 (as in Adiós, amigo, meaning Goodbye, friend).
Several companies and products use this word as a part of its name.
- Amiga
- Amigo, a WiDEN network from MIRS Communications Ltd., Israel.
- Amigo is the name given to the first power operated vehicle/scooter for people with walking limitations in 1968. Amigo Mobility International, Inc. is located in Bridgeport, Michigan.
- Amigo Spiele
- Samba de Amigo, a video game on the Sega Dreamcast.
- Amigo is also the name of a French restaurant at Happy Valley in Hong Kong.
- Surf Amigo is a towel and a garment all in one, used by Australian surfers, produced by Australian surfwear company SLAB.
- Amigo is also a web-based search tool for the Gene Ontology.
- Amigos, a 1976 Carlos Santana album
- "¡Amigos!", an episode in the TV series Arrested Development
- Amigos (play), a 2004 play by David Williamson
- Amigo and Friends, the English adaptation of the animated TV series Cantinflas.
- Amigo, a compact SUV made by Isuzu.
