Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from:

• Old Portuguese meogo ‎(“middle”), from Latin medio loco;
• Arabic اَلمُخّ ‎(al-muḵḵ, “the marrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.mɐ.ɣu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.ma.gu/ or /ˈɐ.mɐ.gu/
• Hyphenation: â‧ma‧go