dago

noun da·go \ˈdā-(ˌ)gō\

plural dagos or dagoes

Definition of DAGO

usually offensive

: a person of Italian or Spanish birth or descent

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alteration of earlier diego, from Diego, a common Spanish given name

First Known Use: 1832

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