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Diego — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Diego noun Informal term (sometimes used loosely or stereotypically) for a Spanish-speaking person, especially from Latin America.
  • jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
  • Jacob noun A male given name of Hebrew origin, historically the name of the biblical patriarch and father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • jake adj Fine, acceptable, or satisfactory — an old-fashioned slang term.
  • James name A common English male given name, traditionally derived from the Hebrew name that also gives us "Jacob."
  • Jim verb To pry or force something open, or to tamper with it clumsily (a casual variant of "jimmy").

Senses

Diego is used for these senses in English:

  • Diego A en given name.
  • Jack A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.
  • Jacob (Mormonism) The fifth son of Lehi and one of the younger brothers of Nephi, author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon.
  • Jacob (biblical character) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites (Jews and Samaritans) by 12 sons by 4 consorts, most famously Judah and Joseph who fathered Manasseh.

jack — full definition

  1. noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
  2. noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
  3. noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
  4. noun Informal: money.
  5. verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.

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