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dago (dā′gō)

noun pl. dagos -·gos or dagoes -·goes

Slang a person, often dark-skinned, of Spanish, Portuguese, or, now esp., Italian descent: a term of hostility and contempt

Etymology: prob. altered < earlier diego < Sp Diego, James

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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