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dagos

Variant of dago

noun pl. dagos or dagoes

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

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

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