dago
n. 意大利人, 西班牙人
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词形变化
教材释义与例句
外国佬（对意大利人、西班牙人、葡萄牙人的蔑称）
释义与例句
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1.
A crewman who speaks Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian.
贬义 废旧 俚语 政治 军事 -
2.
A person of Southern European descent.
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3.
A person of Italian descent, more specifically.
澳大利亚 美国 过时 -
4.
A Catholic.
美国 贬义 罕用
词汇关系
同义词 4
上位词 1
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词源
Alteration of diego (“Spaniard”), from Spanish Diego (common Spanish name) by law of Hobson-Jobson. The term originated among sailors from the Northern United States, first attested in Boston in 1838. "Diego" is the Portuguese nickname for any deckhand. After transforming into "dago" in English, the word gradually came to denote any southern European in a generic manner. From there, the word spread to England by the 1890s, and to Australia following WW1. In Australia, it has undergone a narrowing in scope, now chiefly meaning "Italian", following a mass migration of Italians to Australia post-WW2.
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